SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart Canada CEO to Retire Wal-Mart Canada CEO to RetireNEW YORK (Associated Press) - Wal-Mart Canada Corp.'s chief executive, Mario Pilozzi announced his retirement Monday, and said the company is on the right track. "... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart's labour practices face trial yet again Wal-Mart's labour practices face trial yet againATLANTA: A short-haired, heavyset woman of 59, rings flashing from every finger and both thumbs, glares from the witness stand at a conservatively s... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 MillionPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania who previously won a $78.5 million class-action award for working off the clock will receive an additional $6... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart's Appeal Application Dismissed WAL-MART APPEAL APPLICATION DISMISSED BY SUPREME COURT OF CANADA  Wal-Mart attempt to derail Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board hearings dismissed by Supreme Court of Canada: SLRB ruling ... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Analyst: Union Campaigns Hurt Wal-Mart Analyst: Union Campaigns Hurt Wal-Mart A Banc of America Securities analyst on Friday said union campaigns against Wal-Mart are beginning to hurt the world's largest retailer's operations. In ... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart's record on health care Wal-Mart's record on health care Recently, Wal-Mart confirmed that over half of its employees, 53 percent, are not covered under the company's health care plan.Despite these shameful numbers, W... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Appeal court allows lawsuit against Wal-Mart to proceed Appeal court allows lawsuit against Wal-Mart to proceed Court clears way for largest sex discrimination complaint Published: February 7, 2007 Wal-Mart Store's efforts to block the largest s... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart settles overtime dispute Wal-Mart settles overtime dispute Worlds largest retailer to pay out more than $33 million NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay more than $33 million in back wages to thousands of employe... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart Tries Again to Salvage Its Declining Public Image Wal-Mart Tries Again to Salvage Its Declining Public Image WASHINGTON, Today, Wal-Mart announced it was launching yet another campaign to try and improve its faltering public image. Since Wal-... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart employees seek more damages Wal-Mart employees seek more damagesWal-Mart workers in Pennsylvania who won a $78.5 million judgment for working off the clock and through rest breaks returned to court Wednesday to seek anothe... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Behind the Wal-Mart smile Behind the Wal-Mart smileMcClatchy-Tribune News Service The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday, Dec. 7: Under a new Wal-Mart policy, a worker who gives 20 ... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart loses round in Gatineau union fight Wal-Mart loses round in Gatineau union fightDecember 6, 2006 Ottawa SunBy Canadian Press MONTREAL  Wal-Mart has lost a battle in the Quebec Court of Appeal to fight the unionization of its st... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Dismisses Wal-Marts Latest Appeal Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Dismisses Wal-Marts Latest Appeal Saskatoon, SK  Wal-Marts latest appeal, regarding their application to prohibit the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board from he... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work A jury in a Pennsylvania court determined Friday that Wal-Mart should pay workers at least $78.5 million for neglecting to pay its employees fo... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work A jury in a Pennsylvania court determined Friday that Wal-Mart should pay workers at least $78.5 million for neglecting to pay its employees fo... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Saskatchewan court rules against Wal-Mart in labour battle Saskatchewan court rules against Wal-Mart in labour battle Globe and Mail SASKATOON  Retail giant Wal-Mart has lost its battle to have the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board prohibited from hear... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart first China union could mean more to come Wal-Mart first China union could mean more to comeMon Jul 31, 2006 By Lindsay Beck and Jerker Hellstrom BEIJING/SHANGHAI, July 31 (Reuters) - Employees of retail giant Wal-Mart have set up their ... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Another bomb alert at Wal-Mart Another bomb alert at Wal-MartThis time, employees refuse to search store. For the second time in less than a week, the Wal-Mart store in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu has been involved in a bomb threat.... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart employees forced to help search for bomb Wal-Mart employees forced to help search for bomb Globe and Mail July 11, 2006 ST-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - Managers at a local Wal-Mart forced employees to search the store after it received a... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart says Sask labour board is biased, argues it can't get fair hearing Wal-Mart says Sask labour board is biased, argues it can't get fair hearing SASKATOON - Wal-Mart Canada says members of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board are biased and the retail giant can't ... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart promotes executive who warned of sick workers Wal-Mart promotes executive who warned of sick workersBy Bloomberg News  |  April 6, 2006 A Wal-Mart stores inc. executive who suggested last year that the world's largest retailer should... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart's dirty secret is out Wal-Mart's dirty secret is out Thursday, April 6, 2006JOHN J. SWEENEYGUEST COLUMNIST The Dubai Ports World battle has trumpeted the gaping holes in our seaports' security systems, but few ask: Wh... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Can Wal-Mart Keep Unions Out? Can Wal-Mart keep unions out?US retail giant Wal-Mart, owner of UK retailer Asda, has an interesting approach to unions - it doesn't like them. Barely a week goes by without Wal-Mart making the head... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN A second BC Wal-Mart location goes union with UFCW Canada A second BC Wal-Mart location goes union with UFCW Canada SURREY, BC, March 8, 2006  Another Canadian Wal-Mart location has been certified seven months after a majority of workers at a Wal-Mart Ti... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Jury awards Wal-Mart worker $13.9 million Jury awards Wal-Mart worker $13.9 million Roslyn Haley Campbell, a one-time cashier and now a telephone operator at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., took her employer to court and won a $13.9 million verdict... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN  Loblaw's Joe-Fresh to take on Wal-Mart in apparel retail battle Canada : Loblaw's Joe-Fresh to take on Wal-Mart in apparel retail battle Wal-Mart has to face new competitor in the name of Loblaw, which is all-set to sweep the apparel market with its cut-rate ne... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Asda Wal-Mart guilty of anti-trade union activity Asda Wal-Mart guilty of anti-trade union activityAsda Wal-Mart has been fined ﾣ850,000 in the UK for offering employees a pay rise to give up union rights, spelling a PR disaster for the company alr... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Wal-Mart denies harassment Wal-Mart denies harassment Union says workers' freedoms of expression denied by retailer Wal-Mart Canada denies it psychologically harassed three workers at a Jonquiere store the company closed ... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Former Wal-Mart Worker Files Proposed Class-action Lawsuit  Former Wal-Mart Worker Files Proposed Class-action Lawsuit Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A former Salt Lake City Wal-Mart employee has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit contending t... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Employee: Wal-Mart Fired Me for Being Pregnant Employee: Wal-Mart Fired Me for Being Pregnant February 2, 2006 There is outrage tonight at the nation's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart. A woman says Wal-Mart fired her because she was pregnant. Today... read on >>>

SPECIAL BULLETIN Former Wal-Mart Exec to plead Guilty Former Wal-Mart Exec to plead guilty Former Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Thomas Coughlin has agreed to plead guilty to federal wire-fraud and tax-evasion charges.Mr. Coughlin, formerly the giant retailer... read on >>>

Wal-Mart is the target of health care legislation in 30 U.S. states Michael Barbaro NEW YORK: - In a national campaign aimed squarely at Wal-Mart Stores, lawmakers in 30 U.S. states are preparing to introduce legislation that would require large corporations to... read on >>>

Former exec will plead guilty The Washington Post Former Wal-Mart Stores Vice Chairman Thomas Coughlin has agreed to plead guilty this month to five counts of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion, according to a source f... read on >>>

Wal-Mart Web site makes racial connections DVD shoppers get offensive referralsWal-Mart apologized yesterday after its retail Web site directed potential buyers of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Planet of the Apes" DVDs to also c... read on >>>

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