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Another Walmart Union Certified in Canada, Walmart CEO invited to Pajama Party & More

A site called sprawl-busters.com keeps good track of community efforts to put checks on that steamroller called Walmart. Here's one of the most interesting things posted:

It's not exactly like inviting a clown to your next children's party, but there are some similarities. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott has been invited to attend a kid's Pajama Party in Pittsfield, Michigan, where the retailer faces a battle over its store location. The invitation was extended by Pittsfield Community First, which issued the following press release: “A lot of parents are losing sleep over the prospect of a Wal-Mart supercenter being built right across from the elementary and high schools so we decided to have some fun with it,”


Sprawl-Busters ~ Newsflash Database

Rats are Leaving the Sinking Ship at Mitsubishi

Even though Mitsubishi Heavy Industries promised a capital inflow to Mitsubishi Motors, that's not stopping the rats from leaving the sinking ship as now top executives are abandoning the company. The way Mitsubishi is generating red ink, you'd think they'd be using Delta Airlines as a role model.

Yesterday I saw a Montero commercial where a young couple is in an otherwise deserted Mitsubishi dealership (at least they got that part right), and the hubbie is trying to talk his wife into a Montero. He talks about how safe it is. How it's the best backed car, with a great warranty. . . Tell that to all the folks who bought Daewoos a few years ago.

Sales were off 40% in December 2004 compared to December 2003, and sales in December 2003 weren't very good.