Jobs With Justice

Wal-Mart At 50: A Crisis of Governance

Al Norman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Rob Walton, General Electric, Jobs With Justice, Black Eyed Peas, Lee Scott, California State Teachers' Retirement System, Will Smith, Related Party Transactions, Michael Duke, Wal-Mart Shareholders, Business News
Al Norman

Wal-Mart may have entered the Golden Years, but its self-dealing and covers ups have seriously tarnished the brand, and put its "independent" governance in a state of crisis.

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Jason Cherkis

Ninety-Nine Percent Power: Activists Ready To Launch Dozens of Shareholder Demonstrations

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: 99 Percent, General Electric, Rainforest Action Network, Moveon, Video, Jobs-With-Justice, Rebuild the Dream, Wells Fargo, Occupy Wall Street, 99 Percent Spring Movement, 99 Percent Power, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Last fall, the Occupy Wall Street movement ignited a national conversation on income inequality, corporate ties to conservative legislat...

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Watch: Is the Future of Social Activism Here Now?

Bill Moyers | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: National Domestic Workers Alliance, Caring Across Generations, Jobs With Justice, Occupy Movement, The 99%, Social Activism, Workers Rights, Impact News
Bill Moyers

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Jason Cherkis

Occupy Atlanta, Unions Fight AT&T Layoffs, Start New Camp

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Atlanta Jobs With Justice, Communications Workers of America, Video, Jobs With Justice, Unemployment, AT&T, Occupy Wall Street, Economy. Southeast, Teamsters Union, Obama, Atlanta, Tim Franzen, Occupy Atlanta, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Occupy Atlanta launched a surprise protest against AT&T Monday, staging a sit-in at the communication giant's Southeast headquarters in ...

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Occupy Philadelphia: An Uplifting Experience

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Ed Schultz, Jobs With Justice, Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia, Rush Limbaugh, Occupy Philadelphia, Rachel Maddow, Herman Cain, Occupy Wall Street, Governor Corbett, Politics News
Joan E. Dowlin

Although media types would have us believe the Occupy crowd is an angry, frustrated mob, that was not my experience at all -- at least not in Philadelphia. It was more of a celebratory atmosphere.

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New York City Says "Don't be Related to Walmart!"

Matt Ryan | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Walmart, Jobs With Justice, Flashmob, Walmart New York, Time Warner Center, Community, Retail, Steve Ross, Real Estate, Musicals, Walmart Flash Mob, Amy Winehouse, New York City, Matt Ryan, Retail Industry, Amy Winehouse Rehab, Labor, Labor Unions, Protest, Protests, Community Organizing, Walmart New York City, Dance, NY Real Estate, Flash Mob, Video, New York News
Matt Ryan

Nearly a hundred singing and dancing New Yorkers converged on Related's lobby to let the mega-developer know we don't want it opening the floodgates for Walmart to take over our city.

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Dear Glenn Beck: It's Not Conspiracy. It's Courage.

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Uncut, Global Economy, Van Jones, MoveOn.Org, Budget Cuts, Ohio, Sarah Van Gelder, Corporate Power, Citizens United, American Dream, Bank of America, Corporations, Fox News, Glenn Beck, YES! Magazine, Jobs With Justice, Tea Party, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News
Sarah van Gelder

Glenn Beck has made a startling discovery. People are working together to make change!

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Walmart Won't Fix New York, New Yorkers Will

Matt Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christine Quinn, Walmart, Jobs With Justice, Unemployment, Jobs, Fresh Food, New York City Council, Walmart New York City, Fresh, New York City, Matt Ryan, Food Deserts, New York News
Matt Ryan

Across the country, we've seen that when Walmart sets up shop in poor neighborhoods, they do more harm than good. Nationally, when Walmart enters a new market, it kills three jobs for every two jobs it "creates."

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Unemployed Action Center Aims To Unite, Assist Jobless Chicagoans

Progress Illinois | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs With Justice, Unemployment, Chicago Jobless Rate, Unemployed Chicagoans, Unemployed Action Center, Chicago News

The Chicago chapter of Jobs With Justice debuted a new component to its efforts to organize the jobless yesterday by opening the doors to what the gro...

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As Poverty Rate Jumps, Jobs With Justice, PDA Highlight Jobs Emergency in 100 Cities

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs, Obama, Jobs With Justice, Poverty, Economy, Protests, Unemployment, GOP Progerssive Democrats of America, Business News
Art Levine

There's at least one important jobs bill that realistically could get still get passed in this Congress: the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families emergency fund through which 37 states have provided subsidized jobs

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Marching on K Street to Transform Wall Street

John Cavanagh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Banks, Afl-Cio, Wall Street, Jobs-With-Justice, Arianna Huffington, David Korten, Financial Reform, Politics News
John Cavanagh

With public anger at its height, this is the moment to shrink Wall Street and restore it to its proper role in serving the financial needs of small businesses and ordinary Americans.

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ACORN Helps Lead Progressive Action to Pass A Stimulus Package

Bertha Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rallies, Jobs With Justice, Economic Stimulus Package, MoveOn.Org, Acorn, Economy, Seiu, People for the American Way, Sierra Club, Americans United for Change, US Action, Afscme, Politics News
Bertha Lewis

Because of reality facing America's low- and moderate-income communities, ACORN members and their neighborhoods function as the canaries in our nation's economic coal mine.

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