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  • Class-Action Case Vs. Walmart Certified In N.J.

    05/31/2007 9:19:18 AM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 35 replies · 627+ views
    Class-Action Case Vs. Walmart Certified In N.J. (CBS/AP) NEWARK, N.J. The state Supreme Court on Thursday certified a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by New Jersey employees who claim that the nation's largest retailer denied them meal and rest breaks, and forced them to work off-the-clock. The 5-1 ruling by New Jersey's highest court revives the workers' lawsuit, which had been denied class-action status by a trial judge and an appellate panel. The decision was welcomed by a lawyer for the workers, Judith L. Spanier, who said the class would contain about 80,000 current and former Wal-Mart employees. She...
  • Illegals plan a new boycott

    01/07/2007 7:01:27 PM PST · by republican4ever · 116 replies · 3,167+ views
    I don't think this has made the news yet. It'll be in a Spanish-language newspaper tomorrow, though. Activists in Mexico and the US are planning a new boycott for May 1. It will be targeted against US products and companies, especially Wal-Mart. On Feb 3 and 4 there will be a national conference at the Loyola Marymount Law School, in Los Angeles (for planning purposes, I believe). "Se trata de movilizar a todo México y presionar en Estados Unidos para que nos ayuden a obtener una reforma migratoria justa y lo más amplia posible”, destacó Javier Rodríguez, de la Coalición...