NY alt news, By Gustav Wynn, April 24, 2012. Walmart was again in headlines this weekend for allegedly covering up widespread, prolonged, top-level corruption in their foreign practices after a major NY Times story examined massive evidence of bribery cover ups going back to September 2005.
Huffington Post Business, By Alice Hines, April 24, 2012. A scandal surrounding Walmart over alleged bribery in Mexico is turning into fresh meat for its opponents in the United States. Labor unions and activist organizations fighting the big box retailer's push into New York City and Los Angeles are drawing parallels between the company's domestic expansion strategies and its alleged illegal tactics in Mexico.
Rochester YNN, By Geoff Redick, April 13, 2012. Local labor leaders spoke out Friday morning over what they say is an unfair labor practice in Batavia. The site in question is the PepsiCo Project Wave site, off of Route 5. YNN's Geoff Redick was at Friday morning's news conference as labor leaders spoke out.
Capitol Pressroom, April 11, 2012. Today we will hear 3 stories of job development with different takes on what works, what doesn’t & why: First up, Michael Kink of the Strong Economy for All Coalition and Matt Ryan of ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York say the best kind of stimulus comes from economic and social justice & a system in which corporations are accountable to the taxpayers.
New York Observer, By Michael Ewing, March 26, 2012. Oh, Walmart. Your time might be running out, but your efforts are no less persistent. Community input in New York? Walmart wants nothing of the sort.