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The Employee Free Choice Act Legislation that will truly make a difference for Wal-Mart workers

Wage & Hour Issues Read how Wal-Mart continually fails to pay every worker for every hour worked

Health Care Wal-Mart's still insures barely over half its employees on the company plan

Always Low Wages Poverty-level wages make life extremely difficult for Wal-Mart's 1.4 million workers

The Environment How Wal-Mart's business model is detrimental for our planet


		Each week we compile the latest news about Wal-Mart's political actions for those who need the information most: elected officials. Find out about Wal-Mart's plans for your home district, state and the nation in our weekly newsletter. Click here to download the Elected Officials Newsletter for November 21, 2008 (PDF)
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		Rolling Back Property Tax Payments (PDF) How Wal-Mart Short-Changes Schools and Other Public Services by Challenging its Property Tax Assessments. A report from Good Jobs First.

		Taxing Strategies: Always Cutting Prices, Wal-Mart Attempts to Rollback Taxes (PDF) This report from the National Institute on Money in State Politics (NIMSP) examines Wal-Mart's attempts to dodge tax responsibility in nine states. Click here to visit the NIMSP website.

		Wal-Mart's Worker Compensation Program: How Wal-Mart's Worker Compensation Practices Is Hurting Its Workers, the States and Taxpayers (PDF) Our new report examines how Wal-Mart's inadequate workers compensation practices ultimately hurt more than just employees.

		A Handshake with Sam is a broad-based effort to restore Wal-Mart to it's founder's vision.

After you sign the Handshake, you can also send a letter to Wal-Mart's current CEO, Lee Scott.

		Make sure you are a member of the elected officials task force. It's an important way for legislators and leaders around the country to connect with one another, share important news and stay up-to-date.