Buenos Aires Hardly five blocks from the ACORN Argentina office on Moreno are a couple of multi-story buildings that house FAECYS, the Federacion Argentina de Empleados de Comercio y Servicios, essentially the union of commerce and service workers. With 800,000 members nearly, FAECYS is perhaps the largest union in the largest federation of workers in …
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India Quit Retail Day
New Orleans As faithful readers know, August 9th was Quit Retail Day in India marking the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the anti-colonial movement in the country. This time the ACORN-supported India FDI Watch Campaign made the call throughout the coalition. 1500 people rallied in Mumbai. Good actions in Delhi (with photos in …
Wal-Mart and Bharti Deal
Washington The Wall Street Journal claimed that the market and Wal-Mart’s stock rose on the news that Wal-Mart and Bharti had finally inked their joint venture deal for Wal-Mart to expand into India. Mainly, this should only be proof in the irrationality of investors, since this transaction now seems more like minimal face-saving than any …