Walmart Watch Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet Title Publication Date
Women, Walmart and Equality June 20, 2011
What’s Right? Walmart’s Words vs. Walmart’s Political Priorities June 1, 2011
Living Wage Policies and Big-Box Retail April 18, 2011
Dukes v. Walmart Stores: A Summary March 8, 2011
Shifting the Burden for Vital Public Services: Walmart’s Tax Avoidance Schemes (Good Jobs First) February 23, 2011
Fact Sheet – Wages February 17, 2011
Fact Sheet – Walmart Foundation Giving by State, 2007-2009 February 17, 2011
Fact Sheet – Health Care February 17, 2011
Fact Sheet – Workplace Conditions February 10, 2011
HRC Corporate Equality Index 2011 January 26, 2011
Creating Hourly Careers: A New Vision for Walmart and the Country January 19, 2011
Walmart’s Economic Footprint: A literature review January 18, 2011
Sacred Lands: Walmart’s Relationship with Native Americans September 16, 2008
Walmart: Save Money, Bust Unions August 13, 2008
2005 “My Benefits” Associate Guide July 29, 2008
Save Money, Live Better: Wal-Mart’s State Tax Avoidance Schemes July 21, 2008
Collective Report on Business and Human Rights July 17, 2008
Resurrection of the Robber Barons: Reassessing the theory of the firm July 7, 2008
Wal-Mart and the World (NOW with Bill Moyers) July 1, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Taxing Strategies May 30, 2008
Does Wal-Mart Sell Inferior Goods? May 30, 2008
Breaking from Tradition: The Unionization of Wal-Mart China April 8, 2008
U.S. and China Lose in Wal-Mart’s Global Economy April 8, 2008
The Wal-Mart Debate: A False Choice Between Prices and Wages March 31, 2008
Co-op America’s Guide to Ending Sweatshops March 27, 2008
The Impact of the Wal-Mart Phenomenon on Rural Communities February 5, 2008
Eugene Scalia: Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report January 23, 2008
International Worker Rights Class Action Against Wal-Mart January 23, 2008
Jared Bowen’s Complaint to the Department of Labor January 23, 2008
What Do We Know About Wal-Mart? An Overview of Facts and Studies January 14, 2008
Wal-Mart and Health Care: Condition Critical January 14, 2008
Rhetoric v. Reality: Wal-Mart’s 2007 Holiday Sales January 8, 2008
Is Wal-Mart Really A ‘Green’ Company? January 4, 2008
Wal-Mart:  A College Curriculum January 4, 2008
Wal-Mart Watch In Depth: Gender Discrimination At Wal-Mart January 4, 2008
Wal-Mart Watch In Depth: Sustaining Wal-Mart January 4, 2008
Wal-Mart Watch In Depth: Eat At Your Own Risk January 4, 2008
Danger for Sale: How Wal-Mart’s Unethical Practices Endanger Consumers January 4, 2008
A Handshake with Sam January 4, 2008
Out with the Old: Wal-Mart’s Year-Long Pursuit of a Younger, Cheaper Workforce January 4, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Tax Avoidance Schemes January 3, 2008
Results of Wal-Mart Watch/Westhill 2007 Public Opinion Survey January 3, 2008
Board of Directors Profiles January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart in Crisis: How the World’s Largest Retailer Lost Its Way January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Worker Compensation Program January 3, 2008
It’s Not Easy Being Green: The Truth Behind Wal-Mart’s Environmental Makeover January 3, 2008
The Wal-Mart Fake Blog Controversy: Anatomy of a Public Relations Disaster January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart: Opposed to Country of Origin Labeling January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart and Hazardous Waste January 3, 2008
Importing Danger: How Wal-Mart’s Massive Imports from China Threaten America’s Food Supply January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Flat Same-Store Sales January 3, 2008
Consumer Safety at Wal-Mart January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Stalled GLBT Policies January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Global Labor Violations January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Critical Role in Toy Safety January 3, 2008
Congressional Toy Safety Hearings: Where’s Wal-Mart? January 3, 2008
Wal-Mart’s Wage and Hour Violations January 3, 2008
Cutting Corners: Wal-Mart’s “Improved” 2008 Health Care Offering Falls Short January 3, 2008
Dukes v Wal-Mart Class Action Certification December 20, 2007
Audio: Brad Seligman argues for the Platiffs at Wal-Mart’s Appeal, Dukes v. Wal-Mart December 20, 2007
Discounting Rights: Wal-Mart’s Violation of US Workers’ Right to Freedom of Association December 20, 2007
Principles for Safe, Healthy, Responsible and Toxic-Free Retail [Friends of the Earth] December 20, 2007
Letter to Lee Scott Re: Organic Products [Cornucopia Institute- Mark A. Kastel] December 20, 2007
Wal-Mart: The Nation’s Largest Grocer Rolls-out Organic Products December 20, 2007
Potential Lists for Chemical Hazard Database December 20, 2007
Standards for Suppliers December 20, 2007
Friends of the Earth Letter to Wal-Mart Executives December 20, 2007
Wal-Mart Real Wage and Turnover Study [Wal-Mart Alliance for Reform Now] December 20, 2007
Wal-Mart 2006 Expansion Plans: New Store Openings December 20, 2007
Findings and Implications Concerning Reputation- Excerpts from Meeting with Corporate Relations Team December 20, 2007
The Impact of Substantial Labor Cost Increases on Apparel Retail Prices December 20, 2007
Survey of Attitudes Among Voters, Staten Island, NY. December 20, 2007
Bear Sterns Report on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2004) December 20, 2007
Asda Wal-Mart: The Alternative Report December 20, 2007
Betty v. Goliath: A History of Dukes v. Wal-Mart December 19, 2007
ASDA Wal-Mart:  The Alternative Report December 19, 2007
Frontline: Is Wal-Mart Good for America? December 19, 2007
The Wal-Mart Tax: Shifting Health Care Costs to Taxpayers December 19, 2007
Wal-Mart Imports from China, Exports Ohio Jobs December 19, 2007
Channel Blurring & Consumer Trends December 19, 2007
Wrestling with Wal-Mart: Tradeoffs Between Profits, Prices and Wages December 19, 2007
Wal-Mart in Crisis: How the World’s Largest Retailer Lost Its Way December 19, 2007
Competing with the Discount Mass Merchandisers December 19, 2007
Statistical Analysis of Gender Patterns in Wal-Mart Workforce December 19, 2007
The Impact of Big Box Grocers on Southern California: Jobs, Wages and Municipal Finances December 19, 2007
Community Benefits Agreements: Making Development Projects Accountable December 19, 2007
Economic Impact of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Existing Businesses in Mississippi (ISU, MSU) December 19, 2007
Shopping for Subsidies (Good Jobs First) December 19, 2007
Neither Global Nor Standard: Corporate Strategies in the New Era Of Labor Standards December 19, 2007
Wal-Mart: An Example of Why Workers Remain Uninsured and Underinsured (AFL-CIO) December 19, 2007
A Downward Push: The Impact of Wal-Mart Stores on Retail Wages and Benefits December 6, 2007
University of Pennsylvania: Wal-Mart and County-Wide Poverty December 5, 2007
UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research: Living Wage Policies and Wal-Mart December 5, 2007
Social Movements as Extra-institutional Entrepreneurs November 28, 2007
Labor Rights are Human Rights November 26, 2007
Campaign to Organize Wal-Mart in Canada November 26, 2007
UK Competition Commission on ASDA November 26, 2007
ASDA Employees in Wal-Mart November 20, 2007
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 2007 Sustainability Report November 19, 2007
2008 Wal-Mart Associate Benefits Book October 19, 2007
Community Impact Studies February 22, 2007
The Pirate Bay January 22, 2007
Foreign Ventures Come to Terms with China’s Labor Unions December 15, 2006
Wal-Mart’s Health Plan Changes in 2006 November 23, 2006
Lee’s Garage November 3, 2006
Bank of Wal-Mart? November 2, 2006
Wal-Mart and Walton Family Lobbying November 1, 2006
Issue Background Documents November 1, 2006
Shameless: How Wal-Mart Bullies Its Way Into Communities Across America October 17, 2006
Wal-Mart Television Ads October 16, 2006
Wal-Mart Annual Reports October 16, 2006
Wal-Mart Training Manuals October 16, 2006
Maryland Fair Share Health Care Legislation October 16, 2006
Handshake With Sam Research Documents October 13, 2006
Wal-Mart’s Sweetheart Deal with the Department of Labor October 13, 2006
Conference Slide Shows October 13, 2006
Wal-Mart’s 2006-2007 Board of Directors Profiles September 27, 2006
2006 Wal-Mart Associate Benefits Book July 28, 2006
Savaglio v. Wal-Mart – Order Denying Wal-Mart’s Motion to Compel Plantiffs to Elect Remedies July 23, 2006
Sweatshop Class Action Lawsuit July 16, 2006
Wal-Mart: A Manager’s Toolbox To Remaining Union Free July 11, 2006
An Open Letter from Faith Leaders to Andrew Young July 7, 2006
Wal-Mart’s Political Profits July 7, 2006
Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town July 1, 2006
Beyond the Wal-Mart Economy April 7, 2006
Secret Emails from Wal-Mart PR Agent March 8, 2006
Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Concerning Plan B Medication March 3, 2006
UNFAIR: Wal-Mart Leaves Employees to Rely on Taxpayer Programs for Health Care February 20, 2006
The Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs February 6, 2006
Wal-Mart 2005 Annual Report February 5, 2006
Wal-Mart Lobbying Letter to Senator Grassley November 23, 2005
Susan Chambers Memo October 26, 2005
Lee Scott’s “21st Century Leadership” Speech October 24, 2005
Global Labor Complaint Against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. September 13, 2005
Strong Arm Politics in Flagstaff July 15, 2005
Wal-Mart Doles Out Money to Corrupt Politicians July 15, 2005
Broken Promises in Lewiston July 15, 2005
Wal-Mart’s 2005 Diversity Report July 1, 2005
New York City Comptroller Compliance Letter June 23, 2005
NBC Dateline: Human Cost Behind Bargain Shopping June 18, 2005
Wal-Mart Letter to Florida Stage Legislators Concerning Health Care May 25, 2005
Wal-Mart Letter to Vermont Stage Legislators Concerning Health Care May 25, 2005
Wal-Mart Bullies Cleveland City Officials May 25, 2005
Low Prices at What Cost? Wal-Mart Watch’s 2005 Annual Report May 23, 2005
Trucker Complaint of Racial Discrimination May 23, 2005
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 2005 Ethical Sourcing Report May 1, 2005
Bruised in Bentonville (Fortune Magazine) April 18, 2005
Wal-Mart’s Pay Gap April 15, 2005
Wal-Mart’s Shirts of Misery January 16, 2005
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Global Statement of Ethics January 15, 2005
Inside the Leviathan (New York Times Review of Books) December 1, 2004
The Waltons: Inside America’s Richest Family (Fortune Magazine) November 15, 2004
Economic Impact of Wal-Mart: An Assessment of the Wal-Mart Store Proposed for Chicago’s West Side March 31, 2004
Everyday Low Wages: The Hidden Price We All Pay For Wal-Mart February 16, 2004
Subsidizing Wal-Mart: A Case Study of the College Grove Redevelopment Project November 21, 2003
Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful? (BusinessWeek) October 6, 2003
The Wal-Mart You Don’t Know (Fast Company) August 20, 2003