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| Voice of the Environment's mission is to educate the public regarding the transfer of public trust assets into private, mostly corporate, hands. | ||
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Ukiah office: 1330 Boonville Rd Ukiah, CA 95482 707-467-0329 |
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Napa office: 391 Crystal Springs Rd St. Helena, CA 94574 707-963-8264 |
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| For two decades, Voice of the Environment has stood up for the people and our communities against the avarice of corporations and the misguided policies of the corporate-dominated state. |
May 31, 2005 Is Shopping at Wal-Mart Immoral? Big discounters help the poor make ends meet, but they create more poverty when they pay low wages and force local stores to close. It's a conundrum facing investors and shoppers alike. ... more May 11, 2005 Wal-Mart Crushes Union by Closing Store Starting the first Wal-Mart employees' union in North America seemed a good idea at the time to Sylvie Lavoie. ... more April 7, 2005 Wal-Mart's Culture of Crime and Greed Manipulation, greed and wrongdoing in the name of profit are as much a part of the Wal-Mart business model as are those low, low prices. ... more February 22, 2005 Wal-Mart's anti-union strategy Last week, Wal-Mart announced it was shutting down its recently unionized store in Jonquière, Quebec. Its stated reason for doing so was that the store was simply not profitable. But the closing fits in with a larger pattern of behaviour. For several years Wal-Mart has aggressively pursued an anti-union strategy. ... more January 10, 2005 Down and Out in Discount America On the day after Thanksgiving, the biggest shopping day of the year, Wal-Mart's many progressive critics--not to mention its business competitors--finally enjoyed a bit of schadenfreude when the retailer had to admit to "disappointing" sales. ... more December 2, 2004 Wal-Mart Capitulates, Settles Free Speech Dispute with Ukiah Protesters Plaintiffs in the case Dan Hamburg, et. al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced today that a settlement of the case has been reached. Wal-Mart will pay the plaintiffs $90,000 in order to avoid trial. ... more |
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Voice of the Environment is a 501 (c-3) not-for-profit Montana-based corporation formed in 1991.
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