What Happened This Week? Top 10 Stories: June 27, 2014: Obama, Fox News, Walmart is Angry at the NY Times

 

Walmart, Starbucks & The Fight Against Inequality.

Just as President Both pointed out in his June column, NYTimes Editorialist Timothy Egan notes that Washington has stopped trying to help the majority of Americans who need it, and a solution could easily come from our largest employer.

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WHAT'S NEWS THIS WEEK   1. New York Times hits a Nerve on Walmart.  Following an editorial from the Times, Walmart replied by literally mocking up the piece on their corporate blog, with "facts", The Salon and the world, isn't buying it.   2. Whole Foods Fined $800k for Overcharging Customers

3. Price Chopper Lays Off 80 @ HQ

4. How Obama Can Help Re-Build the Middle Class...Without Congress

5. If Women Want Better Pay, Join a Union. More studies on the gender wage gap in our country

6. Mrs. Green's Workers Launch Support Website The illegally fired workers have launched a website to garnish more support for their fight against a multi-national employer, check it out.

7. Ikea Raises the Minimum Wage for US Employees to Average Over $10 per hour

8. Walmart Owes Damages to Former Canadian Workers

9.  France Passes- Anti-Amazon Bill- To Help Small Bookstores

10. Obama: US Must Strengthen Unions

11.  Fox News Wants Less PR, More Action from Republicans If you haven't heard, Republicans want to sue President Obama.  Yes, you read it right.  Well, even Fox News says, enough with the games, and fix America's problems.

12. Union-Made Shopping List for 4th of July Do your celebration right on the nation's birthday.  Products made by union workers.

13. The Pitchforks are Coming. An editorial warning from a billionaire.

 

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