Walmart Business Model Crashing and the False Claims of Foreign Direct Investment

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http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wadesworldjuly4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsKiln     Walmart may be the largest company in the United States in terms of gross sales, but mounting evidence indicates that its business model is collapsing.  The company seems in a near state of panic as return on investment dips and quarterly returns drag consecutively lower.  In …

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The Open Door to Accelerating “Majority” Unionization in Canada

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Edinburgh   When we’re not practicing “raps,” and strategizing about the best way forward in the Leith neighborhood of Edinburgh for ACORN Scotland, I’ve been thinking about the interesting features of the labor law in the United Kingdom that allow workers to build unions and win consultation rights with employers prior to achieving majorities that would …

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