"WAL-MART STORES INCORPORATED." "WELL..." "I KNOW." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU." "I KNOW." "EVERY..." "ALL RIGHT." "EVERY YEAR..." "OKAY." "IT WOULD BE A PLEASURE FOR ANYBODY" "TO BE THE CEO OF THIS COMPANY" "BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE SAM WALTON" "OR YOU'RE DAVID GLASS OR YOU'RE LEE SCOTT. "WE HAD RECORD SALES." "WE HAD RECORD EARNINGS." "WE HAD RECORD REINVESTMENT BACK INTO OUR COMPANY. YOU BETTER BE READY TO BE BETTER. WAL-MART STORES INCORPORATED" "IN SOME CIRCLES." "AND THAT MAKES IT MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER" "THAT WE FOCUS ON DOING THE RIGHT THING" "AND DOING THINGS RIGHT EVERY TIME." "THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT WE SHOULD DO." "NUMBER ONE IS TELL THE WAL-MART STORY." "GET THE MESSAGE OUT THERE." "AND THE SECOND THING IS STAY THE COURSE." "WAL-MART IS TOO IMPORTANT" "TO INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES WHO ARE STRETCHING A BUDGET." "WE'RE TOO IMPORTANT" "TO THE SUPPLIERS WHO EMPLOY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE." "WE'RE TOO IMPORTANT TO OUR ASSOCIATES" "FOR WHO WE HAVE SO MUCH LOVE AND VALUE SO MUCH." "AND YOUR COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE" "OUR CITIZENSHIP AS A GOOD EMPLOYER" "AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITIES" "THAT WE SERVE SO WELL AROUND THIS WORLD." "I'LL PROMISE YOU THIS " "WE'RE GONNA STAY THE COURSE." "AND THIS COMPANY IS GONNA CONTINUE TO GROW." "HH WAS STARTED... 1962." "STARTED ON MAIN STREET IN MIDDLEFIELD. AND IT WAS PRETTY DIFFICULT TO KNOW." "IT WAS A BIG DECISION." "MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND I DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THAT STEP." "WE WENT INTO BUSINESS." "STARTED IN A LITTLE ONE-ROOM BUILDING" "THAT HAD A FULL BASEMENT." "WE DID ALL OF THE PLUMBING IN THE BASEMENT." "THE UPSTAIRS RETAIL AREA WAS VERY SMALL." "WE WERE THERE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS." "THEN WE MOVED ON TO A LARGER STORE IN A SHOPPING CENTER" "AND SPENT SEVERAL YEARS THERE." "AND BUILT THIS FACILITY HERE." "THIS GENTLEMAN HERE HAPPENS TO BE MY SON." "MANY YEARS." "IT WAS MUCH EASIER TO RETIRE IN '96" "WHEN HE WAS HERE TO TAKE OVER. WHAT WE CALL OUR HARDWARE SECTION " "THE NUTS AND THE BOLTS AND THE NAILS AND ALL TYPE OF FASTENERS." "THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN GOOD" "BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FARMERS WERE ALWAYS MENDING MACHINERY" "AND THINGS AROUND THE FARM. AND THEY COME IN HERE FOR THE FIX-IT-UP-TYPE THINGS. WORK TILL 9:00." "DO YOU HAVE THE CAR?" "I WORKED HERE SINCE I WAS 6." "TOO. GRANDPA OR DAD WOULD GIVE US THEIR POCKET CHANGE. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE WERE BUILDING IT. AND I UNLOCK THE DOOR. AND I GET THE DAY MONEY FOR EACH DRAWER IN THE REGISTERS. TOM IS HERE." "TOM GOES AHEAD AND KIND OF TIDIES UP THE FRONT OF THE STORE" "AND SETS OUT THE AMERICAN FLAG" "AND THE BENCHES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS TO SIT ON." "THE AMISH FELLAS ON THEIR WAY TO WORK" "WILL STOP HERE FOR THINGS THEY NEED FOR THEIR DAY'S PROJECTS." "THEY'LL COME AND GET PLUMBING OR ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES" "SPORTING GOODS." "WE HAVE A BUSY SPORTING-GOODS DIVISION. TRYING TO CHANGE STOCK AND INVENTORY." "TO STAY WITH SERVICE. WE'RE GOING TO STAY WITH SOMETHING THAT IS NOT OFFERED" "OR THAT YOU CAN COMPETE IN." "Man:" "I'VE PROBABLY BEEN SHOPPING HERE FOR 32 YEARS OR SO." "ALL MY NEEDS THAT I NEED FOR HARDWARE... DO NOT PROVIDE EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE." "I'LL USE WAL-MART AS AN EXAMPLE." "YOU'RE REALLY LUCKY IF THEY HAVE ANYONE IN THE PLUMBING SECTION" "WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT PLUMBING." "WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET READY FOR THEM FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS." "I HAD A MEETING WITH THE GUYS." "EXPLAINED THE PURPOSE OF OUR JOB" "AND MAKE SURE WE DO EVERYTHING RIGHT." "EXPLAINED WHAT WAL-MART DID" "AND WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENT." "THIS WAS BROUGHT TO US BY AN AMISH CUSTOMER OF MINE." "HE'S SO MUCH AGAINST THE WAL-MART MOVEMENT" "AFTER READING THIS BOOK THAT HE WANTED TO GET SOME IN WHATEVER IT COST HIM." "THAT'S BASICALLY..." "I GOT A FEW EXTRA ONES." "HE'S TAKING SEVERAL OF THEM AND IS GETTING RID OF THEM." "WILL I?" "I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A WAL-MART STORE." "I NEVER INTEND TO GO IN A WAL-MART STORE. AND I'VE NEVER LIKED THEIR PRINCIPLES. BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF SMALL COMMUNITIES" "CRUCIFIED AND FORCED OUT." "MA AND PA OPERATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR YEARS" "THAT ARE OUT ON THE STREET." "THEY HAD TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS JUST BECAUSE OF ONE ENTITY." "AND IT APPEARS THAT THAT IS THEIR INTENT " "TO COME INTO A COMMUNITY AND FORCE EVERYBODY OUT." "THEY DID NOTHING BUT LAY DOWN THE RED CARPET FOR THEM." "MY GRANDFATHER" "TO BUILD THIS BUILDING ON THIS LOT." "THEY WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING" "TO TRY TO GET THE COMMISSIONERS AND STUFF" "TO ALLOW THEM TO BUILD." "WE HAD SIGN ISSUES." "GOTTA BE A CERTAIN SIZE." "WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ENOUGH GREEN AROUND THE AREA. THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE COMPANY" "ARE THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD." "I THINK THEY COULD SPREAD THAT OUT." "I'M CURIOUS TO SEE HOW MUCH" "THEY'LL ACTUALLY GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY." "TO EVEN USE AMERICAN WITH WAL-MART IN THE SAME SENTENCE" "I DON'T AGREE WITH AT ALL." "IT'S... ONLY WITH AMERICAN BOARD MEMBERS." "IT'S NOT A MYSTERY." "THEY COME RIGHT OUT ON RECORD" "AND SAID THEY DON'T BUY AMERICAN." "Dr. Bruening:" "ALL IT'S DONE IS GIVE CHINA A BETTER DISTRIBUTION CENTER ." "THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO FIND CONTACTS" "AND DEVELOP THEIR OWN MARKETS." "NOW THEY'VE GOT A PIPELINE RIGHT INTO EVERYBODY'S LIVING ROOM." "Glassburner:" "I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE MORE CONTROL." "YOU TALK ABOUT MONOPOLIES." "I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS." "I'M NOT AT ALL IN FAVOR OF ANY KIND OF COMMUNISM OR SOCIALISM." "I BELIEVE AMERICA SHOULD ALWAYS AND FOREVER REMAIN FREE." "I THINK THERE NEED TO BE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED" "WHEREIN..." "THEY BUSTED UP STANDARD OIL. BUT WAL-MART SEEMS TO BE GOING ON A RAMPAGE AND NOBODY'S EVEN PAYING ATTENTION." "I DON'T..." "THE LOGIC OF IT ESCAPES ME." "I SPEND A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT IT." "I'M A REPUBLICAN." "I'M A CONSERVATIVE." "I'M FOLLOWING VERY CLOSELY" "WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE UNIONS." "IT USED TO BE THE UNION WAGE" "WAS SOMETHING EVERYBODY WOULD LOOK UP AT" "HE'S A UNION WORKER." "HE'S MAKING $18 OR $20 AN HOUR." "I REALIZED THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PAYING OUR PEOPLE." "WE'RE NOT UNION. WHETHER IT BE WAL-MART OR KMART" "OR ANY STORE THAT'S NOT GONNA PAY A FAIR WAGE." "I LOVE AMERICA." "IT'S THE FINEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD." "FIGHT AND DIE FOR THIS COUNTRY. THAT AREN'T FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE." "THE PEOPLE EN MASSE. BUT THE GREATER MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE" "ARE BEING MADE SUBSERVIENT. WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING." "I DON'T THINK THIS WAS WHY HE STARTED THE STORE." "IT WASN'T TO CRUSH OTHER COMPETITION. FAMILIES WHO CAN'T FEED THEIR CHILDREN." "AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR BELONGINGS" "IN A CAR AND IN A TRAILER" "AND ARE SPENDING MOST OF THEIR LIFE IN THEIR CAR OR AT THE MALL" "BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN EVICTED FROM THEIR HOMES" "BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND WORK." "THEY CAN'T FIND WORK." "I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T REALIZE" "TOO." "YOU SAY THAT'S IN MIDDLEFIELD." "NO." EXACTLY." "THAT'S NOT THE CASE." "I WAS DREAMING THAT THE PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN PROTESTING." "BUT I THINK THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT HAPPENING IS..." "WE'LL PROBABLY SEE PIGS FLY BEFORE THAT." "Jon:" "I PUT THIS BUSINESS PLAN TOGETHER" "WITH THE HELP OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE." "I WENT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT BANKS TO CHECK ON SOME FUNDING. THE APPRAISER ACTUALLY CAME IN AND DEVALUED THE BUILDING." "I FIGURED IT WOULD BE APPRECIATING AFTER 10 YEARS." "AND HE CAME IN WITH A LOWER VALUE." "AND I QUESTIONED HIM." ""HOW CAN THIS BE? BUT IT STILL SHOULD BE HOLDING ITS VALUE." "NO. THEY KNOCK THE VALUES DOWN THERE'S GONNA BE A BUNCH OF EMPTY BUILDINGS" "AND NONE OF THEM ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO SELL." "ANY COMMUNITY ON A GRAND OPENING IS GOING TO SEE A CHANGE " "DROP IN SALES." "IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S WAL-MART OR SOMEBODY ELSE." "YOU'LL GET A DROP IN SALES." "SO THERE WILL BE A DRAMATIC CHANGE OF SOME TYPE." "HOW LONG IT'LL LAST " "IT CAN'T LAST FOREVER BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STAND THE OVERHEAD" "IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE BUSINESS." "SO SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW." "AFTER WE LIQUIDATE PRODUCT..." "I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO SELL THE..." "SO I'M TRYING TO SELL THE BUILDING" "TOO." "I'VE GOT A COUPLE PEOPLE ON THE LINE" "THAT WANT TO TALK TO ME WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS." "WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT" "WHERE WE CAN SELL THE PROPERTY" "AND I'LL BE ABLE TO PAY ALL MY BILLS" "AND WALK AWAY WITHOUT ANY DEBT." "THAT'S IF IT ALL WORKS OUT RIGHT." "I PRAY THAT IT WILL." "Nicholson:" "I REMEMBER THAT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY." "THE HELL WITH IT." "WAL-MART WILL BUY THE DAMN TOWN." "WE'LL SHUT THEM DOWN." "6 MONTHS." "OF WHEN WE'D BE CLOSING THEM ." "Man:" "YOU DRIVE ALL THE WAY UP TO NEW YORK CITY ON ROUTE 80. AND YOU'LL SEE A WAL-MART UP ON THE HILL." "YOU'LL SEE A PERKINS AND MAYBE A BURGER KING. AND YOU'LL SEE AN EMPTY TOWN." "IT LOOKS LIKE A NEUTRON BOMB HIT IT." "I RODE THAT RIBBON OF HIGHWAY" "I SAW ABOVE ME THE ENDLESS SKYWAY" "Norman:" "THEY DON'T GET IT. THEY START TALKING ABOUT CHEAP UNDERWEAR." ""YOU CAN'T BUY SMALL-TOWN QUALITY OF LIFE AT A WAL-MART." "THEY DON'T SELL IT. YOU CAN'T GET IT BACK AT ANY PRICE." "I FOLLOWED MY FOOTSTEPS" "THROUGH THE SPARKLING SANDS OF HER DIAMOND DESERTS" "AND ALL AROUND ME..." "Thibodeaux:" "WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOST FANTASTIC THING IN THE WORLD" "TEXAS." "IT WAS LIKE THEY HAD BESTOWED" "SOME GREAT HONOR ON THE COMMUNITY." "WITH OPEN ARMS." "WE COULD NOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD ABOUT THEM." "COULD NOT DO ENOUGH FOR THEM TO HELP THEM COME. YOU COULD COME TO TOWN ON A SATURDAY EVENING" "AND NOT FIND A PARKING PLACE ANYWHERE." "I CAME TO DOWNTOWN HEARNE ON SATURDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS." "AND THERE WAS 12 CARS IN DOWNTOWN HEARNE." "I COUNTED THEM." "12 CARS IN DOWNTOWN HEARNE." "THAT IS PATHETIC." "THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND" "THIS LAND IS MY LAND" "FROM CALIFORNIA" "TO THE NEW YORK ISLAND" "FROM THE REDWOOD FOREST" "TO THE GULF STREAM WATERS" "THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME" "WAL-MART WAS A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY." "IT'S REALLY AWAKENED THE WEST SIDE OF OUR TOWN. THAT THE NUMBER-ONE THING IN THIS COMPANY IS OUR ASSOCIATES." "WE'VE GOT STORES THAT AREN'T TREATING ASSOCIATES" "AS WELL AS THEY SHOULD BE TREATED." "IT'S A COMMUNITY COLLEGE." "I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH FOR ANYTHING ELSE." "I WAS DOING REALLY WELL." "I HAD A 4.0 AVERAGE." "BUT LIFE HAPPENS." "MY DAD GOT SICK." "MY MOM GOT SICK. AND IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT" "THE WAY I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO." "I HAD SO MUCH PRIDE IN MY JOB." "I DID." "I DIDN'T MIND BEING THERE WHEN THEY NEEDED ME." "I DIDN'T MIND DOING..." "I KNEW THAT WE WERE SHORT-STAFFED." "I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A PURPOSEFUL THING." "THAT'S THEIR INTENTION." "THEY HAD STACKS LIKE THIS OF APPLICATIONS IN THE BACK." "THEY JUST DIDN'T HIRE THEM." ""WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO." "WE DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE." "I WAS REALLY..." "I FELT BAD FOR THEM." "OKAY." "I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXTRA HOUR HERE." "I'LL COME IN EARLY TOMORROW." "I WON'T TAKE MY DAY OFF." "DeVoy:" "ALWAYS HAVING TO STAY LATE." "12:30." "KEEP THE NUMBER OF ASSOCIATES FROM BEING FULL TIME" "AS MANY AS YOU CAN." "KEEP THEM PART TIME AS MUCH AS YOU CAN." "AND JUST KEEP REDUCING THAT EXPENSE." "THE COMPANY DOESN'T ALLOW THE STORES" "ENOUGH PAYROLL DOLLARS TO GET THE JOB DONE." "AND THE JOB IS ENORMOUS." "IN THE SALES." "MY STORE ALONE DID OVER $100 MILLION IN SALES" "THE YEAR THAT I LEFT." "DeVoy:" "HAVING TO GET UP WITH THE KIDS." "JUST GETTING THEM OUT TO SCHOOL AFTER FOUR HOURS' SLEEP." "THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU SACRIFICE." "IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE LOSE THEIR FAMILIES." "IT DOESN'T MATTER" "IF THE ASSOCIATES HAVE GOOD HEALTH CARE. OTHER THAN WHAT THE BOTTOM-LINE PROFIT IS" "FOR THAT STORE THAT MONTH." "IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT" "TO HAVE A GOOD FAMILY LIFE AT WAL-MART." "YOU GO FOR IT." "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO THEIR FAMILIES." "THE HELL WITH THEM." "WE'RE TROUBLED BY THE FACT" "THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WORK FULL TIME" "CANNOT PROVIDE ENOUGH" "FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE DECENTLY." "IT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME" "TO PAY MY BILLS AND PAY FOR DAY CARE AND WORK." "YOU SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GO INTO THE OFFICE." "THE MONEY I DID GET WENT RIGHT BACK INTO WAL-MART." "I'D GET MY CHECK." "HAVE IT DEPOSITED." "GO SHOPPING. I HAD MY KIDS ON THE WAL-MART INSURANCE." "IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO HANDLE." "I JUST COULDN'T AFFORD IT." "I'D HAVE TO PAY MY PREMIUMS AT WORK." "I STILL HAD TO PAY." "I ALWAYS HAD TO PAY A CHUNK OF MONEY." "I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE" "AND THAT WE HAVE THE WAGES WE HAVE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET THEIR DEDUCTIBLE. AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY KIND OF INSURANCE." "I WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND FIX HIM MYSELF." "GET HIM MEDICATION MYSELF. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE HIM AND PAY IT AS I COULD." "SAM WALTON BELIEVED THAT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE" "FOR AN ASSOCIATE WITH ILLNESS IN THE FAMILY HOW WERE THEY GOING TO SURVIVE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT?" "Noble:" "I WAS UNDER MY MOM'S INSURANCE PLAN" "WITH A LOCAL GROCERY STORE THAT SHE WORKED FOR." "IT WAS $5. I'M PAYING $70." "I CAN'T AFFORD" "TO PUT MY CHILDREN ON THE WAL-MART INSURANCE" "BECAUSE IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE." "THERE'S NO WAY I CAN AFFORD" "TO HAVE $75 TAKEN OUT OF EACH CHECK JUST FOR MEDICAL. I AM ABLE TO GET THE MEDICAID FOR THE KIDS" "THROUGH COLORADO STATE. SO I DON'T SEE WHY THEY CANNOT OFFER" "A BETTER MEDICAL PACKAGE FOR THEIR ASSOCIATES" "SO THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO GET OUR FAMILIES ON INSURANCE." "HE'S SICK." "WE EAT." "WHICH ONE DO WE DO?" "LET'S GIVE HIM AN ASPIRIN." "THEY'RE AT POVERTY LEVEL." "I WATCHED SO MANY PEOPLE GO WITHOUT LUNCH IN THE LOUNGES" "THAT I STOPPED EATING IN THE LOUNGES." "I HAD MY MANAGERS EAT IN THERE BECAUSE I COULDN'T STAND IT. AND WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO OFFER THEM ANY MONEY." "AND THERE WERE PEOPLE I'D SEE THAT DIDN'T EAT NOTHING." "THEY'D TAKE AN HOUR LUNCH AND JUST SIT THERE." "WE HAD FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES THAT WORKED AT WAL-MART." "AND THEY HAD MEDICAL. SO THEY HAD TO GO OUT AND GET SOME TYPE OF GOVERNMENT MEDICAL." "I WAS ON WIC." "IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. BECAUSE YOU GOT ALL THE FORMULA AND CEREAL AND STUFF" "YOU NEEDED FOR THE BABY." "AND I ALSO WENT TO THE MEDICAID OFFICE. BUT AT LEAST THEY'RE THERE." "I'M THANKFUL FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE." "IT'S NOT A FUN SITUATION." "IT'S DEMEANING. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO JUST USE THE SYSTEM." "BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY" "I WOULD WANT TO SPEND ANY LENGTH OF TIME" "HAVING TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET ASSISTANCE." "YOU TALK ABOUT USING THE SYSTEM." "LOOK AT THE WAY WAL-MART IS USING THE SYSTEM." "THEY'RE PROMOTING PEOPLE TO GO TO HEALTHY KIDS" "AND TO GET FOOD STAMPS AND SECTION 8 HOUSING." "THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE USING THE SYSTEM." "IT'S PRETTY BAD WHEN YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR EMPLOYEES" "THAT "ALL THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOU" "BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PAYING YOU ENOUGH MONEY." "RETAIL GIANT WAL-MART" "IS ENCOURAGING ITS WORKERS TO GO ON WELFARE. SHE SAYS WAL-MART IS MAKING THE GOVERNMENT TAKE CARE OF IT." "WAL-MART HAS MORE EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY MEMBERS" "ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID THAN ANY OTHER COMPANY." "CRITICS ACCUSE THE RETAIL GIANT" "OF USING MEDICAID AND STATE PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR" "AS ITS HEALTH-CARE PLAN." "Man:" "THIS REPORT FROM U.C. BERKELEY RESEARCHERS" "CONCLUDES WAL-MART COSTS STATE TAXPAYERS $86 MILLION A YEAR" "AND COUNTY TAXPAYERS AS MUCH AS ANOTHER $25 MILLION AND FOOD STAMPS." "Woman:" "EVELYN DEES USED TO WORK FULL TIME FOR WAL-MART" "BUT DIDN'T HAVE COMPANY HEALTH-CARE BENEFITS. SO SHE TURNED TO GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE." "Woman #2:" "WHAT THE PUBLIC DOESN'T UNDERSTAND" "IS THAT THOSE "EVERYDAY LOW PRICES" "ARE BASED ON TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES." "WAL-MART IS GETTING AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE THEY CAN." "I TALKED TO THE REGIONAL PERSONNEL MANAGER" "ABOUT WHO WAS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THE WAL-MART ASSOCIATES" "AND THEIR HEALTH-CARE NEEDS." "LET THE STATE DO IT." "THE PERSONNEL MANAGER TOLD ME PERSONALLY" "THAT THERE'S ASSISTANCE OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE." "THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO USE IT." "USE YOUR TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS." "I HAD A LIST OF ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES" "AND THE DIFFERENT PLACES PEOPLE COULD GO OR IF THEY NEEDED TO APPLY FOR WIC OR FOR MEDICAID." "YOUR DIGNITY IS NOT THERE." "YOUR PRIDE IS NOT THERE." "YOU GO TO WORK KNOWING THAT YOU'RE NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY BUT YET YOU GOTTA GO WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND FAKE IT." "THAT'S PRETTY BAD." "COME UP WITH SOME TYPE OF HEALTH CARE" "THAT A FULL-TIME PERSON CAN AFFORD." "AND DON'T HAVE TO PUT ON THE SCALE" "HEALTH CARE" OR "FEED MY FAMILY. HAD AN OUTSTANDING $240 BILLION IN SALES" "WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LIVEABLE WAGE AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE" "FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES?" "THERE'S NOWHERE AROUND THAT THERE'S A COMPANY" "THAT MAKES THIS MUCH MONEY AND STILL TURNS AROUND" "AND MAKES THEIR ASSOCIATES GO TO THE STATE FOR AID." "Woman:" "I THINK MY COMPANY TAKES FAMILY VERY SERIOUSLY." "THEY'LL HELP YOU ACHIEVE ANYTHING YOU WANT." "THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ABSOLUTELY ENDLESS AT WAL-MART." "THINK OF THE CAREERS THAT GET STARTED IN THIS COMPANY" "AND THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. JOBS THAT COME WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. I WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL." "I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PLANS TO GO TO COLLEGE LATER ON." "THE PEOPLE THAT I WAS WORKING WITH WERE JUST SO NICE." "I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS AWESOME." "MY JOB FUNCTION AS A TIRE  LUBE EXPRESS TECHNICIAN RINGING PEOPLE OUT AND THEY WANT IT ALL DONE AT THE SAME TIME." "ALL I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS THE ONE 4% RAISE A YEAR" "THAT YOU GET FROM WAL-MART. $1.07 RAISE." "I DON'T HAVE GOOD HEALTH BENEFITS." "I CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE ON MY OWN ANYMORE." "MOST OF IT IS THE POOR TREATMENT FROM MANAGEMENT AT WAL-MART." "I DON'T KNOW." "IT'S JUST WEIRD." "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF QUIET AND SHY." "AND NOW I KIND OF NEED TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF AND MY COMMUNITY." "SO I JUST SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A WHILE." "WHATEVER I TYPED IN BROUGHT UP THE SAME THING." "I'D TYPE IN "EMPLOYEE RIGHTS." IT WOULD BRING UP THE UNION." "FAIR LABOR PRACTICE" WOULD BRING UP THE UNION." "THESE CORPORATE PEOPLE IN THE WAL-MART CORPORATION" "DON'T EVEN REALLY LIKE TO SAY THE WORD "UNION." "IT'S A CURSE WORD." "THIRD-PARTY REPRESENTATION" IS THE WAY THEY PUT IT." "Lehman:" "WAL-MART IS VERY OPPOSED TO UNIONS. IF NOT THE MOST AGGRESSIVELY ANTI-UNION COMPANY" "IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES." "JUST RELENTLESS IN THEIR SEARCH FOR UNION ACTIVITY" "KILL IT." "WE GOT A FEW." "RIGHT? AND HE SAYS HE DIDN'T WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE UNION." "NO." "I HAD A WORKER THAT CAME TO ME WITH A PIECE OF PAPER" "THAT SOMEONE HAD TYPED UP ON A COMPUTER." "WE NEED A UNION." "NO SIGNATURES." "THAT'S ALL IT SAID." "AS A STORE MANAGER" "TO GO AND MAKE A PHONE CALL." "AND THE PHONE CALL COMES TO BENTONVILLE." "I HAD TO PERSONALLY DRIVE TO THE AIRPORT" "AND PICK UP THREE GUYS THAT FLEW IN IN A CORPORATE JET" "AND PICK THEM UP AND BRING THEM BACK TO MY STORE." "WE HAVE TO DO THIS FOR THE REASONS WE STARTED IT." "Fortune:" "WHAT THEY DO IS THEY BASICALLY WALK IN YOU'RE NO LONGER IN CHARGE OF THIS STORE." "EVERY DECISION GOES THROUGH US." "Nicholson:" "THEY TAUGHT ME HOW TO PROFILE PEOPLE." "I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS THE TERM THEN." "AND IT WAS IDENTIFYING PEOPLE" "THAT WERE THE STRONGEST REPRESENTERS" "OR AT LEAST GET A VOTE." "ANITA WE NEED TO CONTACT STILL." "POSSIBILITY THERE." "AND THEY'RE TALKING." "THEY WALK AWAY FROM EACH OTHER." "THEY GOTTA GO." "THEY'RE CONSPIRING TO DO SOMETHING." "Man:" "BE NOISY." "BE HAPPY." "BE BOISTEROUS." "WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT FOLKS WHO ARE TRYING DESPERATELY AND PROBABLY MEANEST CORPORATION." "Fortune:" "THE ASSOCIATES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT" "WERE FLOODED WITH BRAINWASHING MATERIAL AGAINST THE UNION." "I GOT FOOLED BY A UNION." "FOOLED BAD." "ALL THE UNION IS WORKING AT IS TAKING A CUT OUT OF MY PAY." "TAKE YOUR MONEY" "AND SPEND IT TO HELPING POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS" "AND HELP PEOPLE I DON'T EVEN VOTE FOR." "BECAUSE THEY KNOW A UNION WOULD JUST MESS IT UP." "BUT DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT." "JUST ASK THE ASSOCIATES WORKING HERE IN THE BUILDING." "NOW I CAN'T GET WITHIN THE STORE OF 50 FEET OR THERE'S SOMEBODY FOLLOWING ME AROUND THE STORE" "Man:" "I WAS NEVER ALONE." "I WAS FOLLOWED WHEREVER I WENT." "THE MANAGERS WOULD FOLLOW ME. THEY MAKE THEIR LIVES MISERABLE." "THEY DO ILLEGAL SURVEILLANCE. BREAK ROOMS." "YOU GOT A TARGET ON YOUR BACK." "I GOTTA STAY AWAY FROM THIS PERSON" "BECAUSE I CAN GET FIRED FOR TALKING TO THIS PERSON." "THEY'RE TARGETING A LOT OF IT AT JOSH." "THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT JOSH BEING HELD UP ON THEIR SHOULDERS" "AND PARADED AROUND." "HE'S JUST USING IT" "FOR A WAY TO GET ATTENTION. WE HAVE TO FREEZE ALL THE RAISES" "BECAUSE WE CAN'T APPEAR TO BE BRIBING ANYBODY. TO SAY THAT'S WHY THEY WEREN'T GETTING RAISES." "SOME OF THOSE EMPLOYEES STARTED PUTTING PRESSURE BECAUSE "WE CAN'T GET RAISES BECAUSE OF YOU." "I WAS SO SCARED TO GO TO THE BREAK ROOM" "BECAUSE THEY MADE US ALL GO TO BREAK TOGETHER" "BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY DEAD AFTER THAT." "WE START WALKING THROUGH." "CUSTOMERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATES WERE GIVING US DIRTY LOOKS." "I'M NOT SITTING IN THAT BREAK ROOM." "ALICIA'S GOOD." "ALICIA'S WAY GOOD." "YEAH." "TALKED WITH HER QUITE A BIT." "AND WE KNOW CODY'S GOOD." "RIGHT." "CODY'S WITH US HERE." "IT STRUCK THE MANAGERS TO START HIRING ASSOCIATES IN THE STORE." "AND WHAT THEY DO THIS FOR IS TO TRY TO DISSOLVE THE PERCENTAGES" "OF THE PEOPLE IN THE STORE THAT ARE FOR THE UNION." "JAMES." "JAMES IS ANOTHER NEW HIRE." "I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHO THAT IS." "YEAH." "BUT THIS IS OUR STORE." "THIS ISN'T THEIR STORE." "WE'RE MAKING THEM MONEY." "WE'RE THE LITTLE WORKER ANTS." "WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION?" "IT'S AT 50/50." "THE FEW PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE" "ARE JUST GONNA MAKE IT OR BREAK IT RIGHT NOW." "I THINK YOU LOST ALICIA." "NO." "I'VE TALKED WITH HER QUITE A BIT." "SHE'S JUST KIND OF HARD-TO-READ-TYPE PERSON." "I HANG OUT WITH HER ON THE WEEKENDS." "SHE'S DEFINITELY INTO IT." "SHE'S REAL STRONG." "I JUST BELIEVE IT'S REALLY JUST GONNA GO DONE" "'CAUSE CODY'S NOT VOTING." "RYAN'S NOT VOTING YES." "AND I'M STILL KIND OF..." "BUT I KIND OF HAVE TO." "YOU'RE GETTING ALL FREAKED OUT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING." "THEY'RE NOT GONNA KNOW HOW YOU VOTED." "ALL IT'S GONNA BE IS A BUNCH OF NUMBERS RIGHT NOW." "SO WE'VE GOT 6 FOR A NO." "ANOTHER 6 YES." "7 ON THE FENCE. AND THAT MEANS ANYTHING." "THEY WILL KILL IT." "THEY'LL KILL THE CAMPAIGN." "BUT THE UNION..." "Fortune:" "IT'S NOT A FAIR BATTLE." "IT'S NOT ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE " "MAYBE NOT-SO-LEGAL " "IS DONE TO KEEP THE UNION OUT." "Interpreter:" "WAL-MART WAS VERY LUCKY" "TO ACQUIRE TWO REALLY GOOD COMPANIES." "THEY WERE ALREADY UNIONIZED." "WAL-MART HAD NO CHOICE." "WE GET 36 DAYS OF VACATION A YEAR. 3 WEEKS IN THE SPRING." "IT DEPENDS." "YOU CAN SPLIT YOUR VACATIONS INTO 2 OR 3 TIMES PER YEAR." "IF YOU PREFER." "Interpreter #3:" "MY JOB IS VERY IMPORTANT." "IT'S A BAD THING " "A VERY BAD THING." "IF WAL-MART SAYS WE'RE ALL A BIG FAMILY THEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE COLLEAGUES IN AMERICA CAN'T ESTABLISH A UNION." "I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT." "Man:" "WAL-MART IS A CAREER." "IT'S NOT JUST A JOB." "GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE." "GOOD EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MY CHILDREN. INCLUDING MORE MINORITIES" "AND MORE SENIORS THAT WORK IN ANY OTHER COMPANY IN AMERICA. AND IT GIVES THEM A STEP UP THAT ECONOMIC LADDER." "MY NAME IS EDITH ARANA." "I LIVE HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA." "I HAVE TWO GIRLS." "I GO TO SCHOOL TO BE A PRESCHOOL TEACHER." "I WORKED FOR WAL-MART FOR SIX YEARS." "THEY EXPLAINED TO ME THE DIFFERENT THINGS THEY OFFERED" "AND THE TYPE OF COMPANY WAL-MART WAS." "THAT'S A COMPANY I WANT TO WORK FOR." "I ALWAYS FOUND IT REWARDING TO ME" "TO HELP THE CUSTOMER FIND WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR." "I COULD WORK WONDERS." "DO MORE WITH LESS." "I KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF DO MORE WITH LESS." "THEY WANT THE ASSOCIATES TO DO MORE" "AND THEY'RE GONNA PAY THEM LESS." "THEY WOULD COME IN THE OFFICE OR ON THE FLOOR." "IT DIDN'T MATTER WHERE YOU WERE WORKING." "YOU KNOW WE HAVE NO OVERTIME." "THERE IS TO BE NO OVERTIME WHATSOEVER." "WE MAY HAVE FIVE BASKETS OF MERCHANDISE" "THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK." "YOU MAY HAVE 30 MINUTES LEFT ON YOUR 8-HOUR SHIFT." "BUT WE NEED THOSE BASKETS PUT AWAY." "AND THEY USUALLY DO IT WITH A SMILE." "YOU WOULD GO ALONG WITH IT BECAUSE YOU NEEDED THAT JOB." "OR BUTS ABOUT IT. I'LL JUST GET SOMEBODY ELSE TO DO IT." "YOU ARE NOT A PERSON THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED." "AND WE'RE HIRING ALL THE TIME." "I GOT THESE KIDS AT HOME." "I'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE THAT SACRIFICE." "AND YOU WILL." "THEY ARE ASKED TO WORK OFF THE CLOCK THEY ARE GONNA LOSE THEIR JOB." "AND THEY DO IT AS A MATTER OF SURVIVAL." "AND IT COMES FROM THE TOP." "Woman:" "WAL-MART IS FIGHTING LEGAL BATTLES" "WITH SCORES OF FORMER EMPLOYEES IN 31 STATES " "HOURLY WORKERS WHO SAY THE COMPANY HAS CHEATED THEM" "OUT OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN OVERTIME PAY." "THE WAL-MART CORPORATION PAID APPROXIMATELY $50 MILLION" "TO SETTLE AN OFF-THE-CLOCK CLASS-ACTION SUIT IN COLORADO." "IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THEY CHEATED WORKERS" "OUT OF UP TO $150 MILLION IN UNPAID WAGES." "OUR POLICY IS THAT WE PAY EVERYONE FOR EVERY HOUR WORKED." "YOU'RE THE CEO OF WAL-MART." "THAT'S THE BEST YOU CAN DO?" "WE'LL PAY YOU." "THAT'S IT?" ""WORK AT WAL-MART." "IT'S BETTER THAN GETTING KICKED IN THE NUTS." "OUR DISTRICT MANAGER EXPLAINED TO US" "HOW TO CHEAT WORKERS OUT OF OVERTIME." "THIS IS HOW YOU CAN COME IN ON YOUR PAYROLL BUDGET" "FOR THIS WEEK." "3 WORKERS THAT HAD OVERTIME " "MAYBE AN HOUR OR EVEN 20 MINUTES OVER 40 HOURS." "HE EXPLAINED TO US HOW TO GO IN THE SYSTEM UNDER A FALSE USER ID" "TO GET INTO THE COMPUTER AND MOVE THAT TIME TO THE NEXT WEEK." "42 HOURS" "AND CHANGE IT TO 40 HOURS." "THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING" "TO JUST LIVE ON THE BASICS EVERY DAY OR DO WITHOUT" "NEED THAT EXTRA MINUTE OR TWO ON THEIR PAYCHECK." "AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE VICTIMIZED THE MOST." "I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT DID IT." "DO IT." "Man:" "WAL-MART REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE VERY AMERICAN ETHIC" "THAT HAS SERVED THE COUNTRY WELL FOR MANY YEARS." "PEOPLE SHOULD BE PAID FOR THE WORK THEY DO." "Man #2:" "WAL-MART CURRENTLY FACES LAWSUITS IN 31 DIFFERENT STATES POTENTIALLY INVOLVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS. YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING YOUR EXPENSES" "EVERY SINGLE MONTH." "AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT" "IS TO KEEP THE ASSOCIATES' NUMBERS DOWN." "Woman:" "I WAS JUST GETTING ABOUT 19 HOURS A WEEK." "THAT'S JUST..." "YOU CAN'T PAY BILLS WITH THAT." "IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT AT ALL. THAT'S DEVASTATING. BUT IT DOESN'T HELP YOU AT HOME." "WE HAVE GOOD JOBS." "74% OF OUR PEOPLE ARE FULL-TIME." "MOST PEOPLE IN AMERICA DON'T KNOW THAT." "ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW 000 A YEAR." "Man:" "I.N.S. AGENTS ARRESTED 250 UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS" "IN 61 WAL-MARTS ACROSS AMERICA." "WAL-MART IS PAYING $11 MILLION TO SETTLE FEDERAL ALLEGATIONS" "IT USED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CLEAN ITS STORES." "I'M STUNNED THAT THEY WOULD EMPLOY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS." "VERY STUNNED." "YOU'RE STUNNED THEY HIRE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOR NEARLY NO PAY?" "YOU JUST BOUGHT A SWEATSHIRT THERE FOR $.29. COULD BE FACING THE LARGEST LAWSUIT" "EVER BROUGHT AGAINST A PRIVATE EMPLOYER." "LAWYERS SUING WAL-MART WILL FILE THEIR MOTION TODAY." "THE COMPANY COULD BE FACING" "A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FOR DISCRIMINATION" "AGAINST 1.6 MILLION CURRENT AND FORMER FEMALE EMPLOYEES." "I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE LAWSUIT." "ALSO." "MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT IN THE UPPER ECHELONS OF WAL-MART MANAGEMENT" "TALK ABOUT HOW WOMEN AT WAL-MART ARE USELESS." "I HAVE DONE RECEIVING MANAGER." "I WAS OPERATION MANAGER." "I WAS MERCHANDISE MANAGER." "IT'S LIKE I KIND OF DID IT ALL." "I CLEANED THE BATHROOM EVERY SINGLE DAY." ""IT'S YOUR TURN AGAIN." ""IT WAS MY TURN YESTERDAY." "AND WE'D JOKE ABOUT IT." "WE'D GO BACK AND FORTH." "I KNOW." "I'M THE ONLY FEMALE THAT'S WORKING OUT HERE." "I HAVE TO CLEAN THE BATHROOM." "WHY A WOMAN BEEN IN THIS COMPANY" "ALL OF THESE YEARS?" "YOU LOOK AT THE EVALUATION. SHE SHOULD BE A G.M. WITHIN A YEAR." "WITHIN 6 MONTHS." "EVERY EVALUATION." "WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?" "THE COMPANY HIDES THE FACT" "THAT THESE PRACTICES ARE VERY SYSTEMIC." "MEANING THEY COME OUT OF THE HOME OFFICE." "YOU WEREN'T WORTH IT." "YOU JUST WEREN'T WORTH THE TIME." "YOU WEREN'T WORTH THE MONEY." "YOU WEREN'T WORTH THE EFFORT -- NOTHING." "A BLIND MAN." "MY GRANDMOTHER WAS BLIND." "SHE COULD SEE BETTER THAN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SEEING." "BECAUSE YOU PUT THE BLINDERS ON." "YOU DIDN'T WANT TO SEE. JUST TO SAY THAT THEY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ME" "BECAUSE I WAS A WOMAN." "I'M BETTY." "I'M A WAL-MART ASSOCIATE." "I LOVE WORKING AT WAL-MART." "I LOVE THAT THEY PAY ME LESS THAN MEN" "BECAUSE THAT MEANS I CAN'T AFFORD TO EAT AS MUCH" "AND I GET TO KEEP MY FIGURE. BECAUSE HE'S A CUTIE." "HONEY. I DIDN'T GET ANY RESPONSE BACK AT ALL." "I WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING I HAD DONE FOR MY STORE MANAGER." "YOU WOULD DO A CHECK LIST." "YOU TOLD ME TO DO THIS." "I DID IT." "YOU TOLD ME TO DO THIS." "I DID IT." "HE AGREED WITH A NOD." "NOW I WANT WHAT YOU PROMISED ME. THERE'S NO PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU IN MANAGEMENT." "PEOPLE LIKE ME?" "THAT I'M A WOMAN OR THAT I'M BLACK?" "TWO OUT OF TWO AIN'T BAD. AT THIS PARTICULAR STORE. THEY HUNG IT UP IN THE CEILING" "AND PUT A ROPE AROUND IT." "LITERARY LYNCHED THIS GUY'S BICYCLE." "I COMPLAINED BECAUSE TO ME IT WAS OFFENSIVE." "AND IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE." "WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT?" "NOTHING. TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT. CATCH A NIGGER BY THE TOE." "I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT." "NOTHING HAPPENED. THEY'LL JUST LET MORE PEOPLE OUT ON YOU" "TO SEE IF THEY CAN REALLY WORK YOU OUT OF THERE OR WHATEVER." "AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME." "I JUST GOT TIRED. THE WORSE I FELT." ""YOU'RE AN IDIOT." "HOW COULD YOU HAVE NOT KNOWN?" "I WAS DEVASTATED. I COULD'VE BEEN AT HOME WITH MY HUSBAND." "BUT I WASN'T." "BECAUSE I WAS DOING MY END OF WHAT WAL-MART PROMISED ME." "WE WILL DO THIS." "AND IT WAS NOT WORTH MY HUSBAND'S LIFE." "AND THE WORST PART ABOUT IT IS WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE. BUT THEY'RE TOO AFRAID TO SAY ANYTHING." "Woman:" "I LOVE MY JOB." "BUT IT'S REALLY SATISFYING." "WE TRULY ARE LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM." "AND IT'S AT WAL-MART." "GREAT CITIZENSHIP ALSO MEANS" "THAT WE'RE GONNA SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE IN" "THROUGH OUR CHARITIES" "AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT EXIST THERE. I HAVE LIVED UNDER ABOUT 36%" "OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES." "THINK ABOUT THAT. AND JUNIOR BUSH." "SO THERE'S 13 PRESIDENTS OUT OF 43 I'VE LIVED UNDER." "WE CAME HERE IN 1959" "WHICH IS INDEPENDENT GROCERS." "WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 150 EMPLOYEES." "THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES " "AND THAT WAS A GREAT NUMBER OF THEM " "HEALTH INSURANCE." "WE ALSO HAD 401(k) PENSION PLAN THAT THEY REALLY APPRECIATED. AND THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU." "WE ALWAYS TRIED TO HAVE A CHRISTMAS PARTY" "OR CHRISTMAS DINNER" "AND WE'D CLOSE THE STORES. 'CAUSE WE LIVED A COUPLE OF BLOCKS UP FROM IT." "Red:" "THE BAILER THAT WE USE HERE IS A BAILER" "THAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM WHEN WE CLOSED DOWN THE STORES IN THE LATE '90s." "Scott:" "I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FAIR" "THE WAY THAT WAL-MART CAN COME IN" "WITH THE FUNDING THAT THEY GET. COMPARED TO WHAT THE INDEPENDENT RETAILER GETS." "I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FAIR. CAN YOU HELP US?" "THEY COULDN'T DO THAT." "Red:" "I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO HELP THEM PUTS OTHERS OUT OF BUSINESS." "THE COMPETITION THAT WE'RE UP AGAINST" "REALLY HASN'T CAUSED A PROBLEM" "AS MUCH AS THE COMPETITION BEING HELPED" "BY OUR GOVERNMENT." "THEY GET ALL THE BREAKS." "WAL-MART IS COMING IN AND RUNNING US OUT." "OR YOU GAVE THEM TAX ABATEMENTS." "WILL YOU GIVE US A TAX ABATEMENT?" "THEY COULDN'T DO THAT." "THE COUNTY NOR THE CITY WOULD DO THAT. BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?" "THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT. OR ANY PLACE LIKE THAT." "IF YOU TELL THEM THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING TO STOP THEM HOOKING UP TO RURAL WATER" "AND HAVING ALL THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE CITY" "AND NONE OF THE POSITIVE EFFECTS." "Red:" "THEY HAVE A SUPERCENTER IN CAMERON." "IT TOOK ABOUT 40% OF OUR BUSINESS IN CAMERON" "AND ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR BUSINESS HERE IN HAMILTON." "IT TOOK OVER 50% OF OUR BUSINESS OVERNIGHT." "Dee:" "IT'S HARD TO MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS" "WITH OUR WHOLESALER HAVING PROBLEMS." "SO EVERYTHING JUST KIND OF CULMINATED" "IN EVERYBODY HAVING PROBLEMS." "WE USED CASH FROM THE INVENTORY." "AND THEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY INVENTORY. I HAD TO BORROW MONEY TO PUT IN THE STORES" "WITH THE FARM AS COLLATERAL. SO WE HAD NO RECOURSE BUT TO JUST CLOSE THEM UP." "IT WAS 40 YEARS OF HARD WORK BUT..." "HERB IS STILL SADDENED A LOT." "IT CERTAINLY WASN'T WHAT HE PLANNED." "BUT WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES." "HE DID A LOT THINGS." "HE KNOWS LOTS OF PEOPLE." "AND THEY RESPECT HIM." "AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT..." "AND THAT WAS A SUNDAY MORNING." "I'D WENT DOWN TO OPEN AND..." "JUST..." "I REMEMBER HIM COMING DOWN THE STAIRS" "AND MOM TOLD ME." "AND I STARTED CRYING." "IT WAS LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER." "WE WERE THERE EVERY DAY." "IT WAS A BIG PART OF OUR LIFE." "IT WAS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PLACE." "I LIKED BEING THERE." "THEY WANTED IT FROM ME." "AND I LOVE THEM TO DEATH FOR IT." "THEY WANTED IT FROM ME AND MY FAMILY. WHERE WILL OUR FAMILIES AND WHERE WILL OUR CHILDREN BE? IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET TO BE" "VERY SERIOUS FOR THE NATION." "IT MIGHT HAPPEN THAT WAY NOW. BUT IT COULD BE... BE A REVOLUTION. BUT IT WOULD BE A REVOLUTION." "I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS THAT." "AND I'M A 4th AND 5th GRADE BILINGUAL TEACHER" "IN THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS" "AT NEWLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THAT COULD HAVE KEPT THE THREE SCHOOLS" "THAT WE JUST CLOSED DOWN THIS SPRING OPEN." "I AM MONICA JEFFERSON." "I AM A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST." "AND I WORK FOR SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT" "OF ST." "LOUIS COUNTY." "WAL-MART RECEIVES OVER $31 MILLION IN SUBSIDY" "FROM THE MISSOURI GOVERNMENT. BUT BECAUSE OF WAL-MART'S LIES WE'RE SHORT ON FIREMEN." "WE'VE ELIMINATED THE RECREATION DIVISION OF THIS CITY." "WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS" "THAT THEY NEED AND DESERVE." "WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LIVES HANGING IN THE BALANCE" "BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES." "MY NAME IS CHARLES HUSSEY." "I HAVE BEEN A 4th GRADE TEACHER IN WASHINGTON STATE FOR MANY YEARS." "WHEN I THINK OF THE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WAL-MART RECEIVED" "FOR ITS DISTRIBUTION CENTER IT'S OUTRAGEOUS." "TAKING REVENUE AWAY FROM OUR COMMUNITY" "THAT WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT" "ON OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF SERVICE. AND THAT HAS AFFECTED OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS." "THAT MONEY COULD GO INTO OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL. OUR COUNSELORS BACK." "WE COULD PICK UP..." "THESE PROGRAMS ARE BEING CUT" "BECAUSE WAL-MART HAS RECEIVED SUBSIDIES. DECIDED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LEAVE OUR COMMUNITY." "THEY WERE MOVING 2 MILES AWAY. WHICH WE STILL WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT FROM." "Pettis:" "JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS." "SO JUST AS WE WERE ABOUT TO BEGIN TO RECEIVE A 100% WE FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD BEEN THE CHUMP." "TO END UP WITH A VACANT BUILDING" "OF THE SIZE THAT MOST BUSINESSES CAN'T FILL." "SO YOU HAVE A HUGE BUILDING" "THAT SITS VACANT FOR MONTHS AND YEARS." "Woman:" "THAT'S WHY AT WAL-MART WE GIVE BACK FIVE DOLLARS EVERY SECOND" "TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE" "THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS AND ALL YEAR LONG..." "TO MAKE THE SEASON AND EVERY DAY A LITTLE BRIGHTER." "RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP" "ALSO MEANS LOOKING OUT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT." "WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS AREA'S SUSTAINABILITY." "Lisenby:" "ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS ABOUT A RIVERKEEPER ORGANIZATION" "IS WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC." "AND WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS" "THAT VOLUNTEER TO KEEP THEIR PART OF THE CATAWBA RIVER." "BECAUSE THE CATAWBA RIVER IS DAMMED 11 TIMES AND SO WE CALL OUR VOLUNTEERS COVE-KEEPERS." "AND THESE COVE-KEEPERS" "WORK TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE CATAWBA RIVER. AND WE VISITED ABOUT SEVEN WAL-MARTS" "IN THE CATAWBA RIVER VALLEY" "TO SEE WHAT THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES WERE" "AND JUDGE WHETHER THEIR CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES" "WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT" "ON THE DRINKING WATER IN THE TOWN OF BELMONT." "WHAT WE FOUND IN EVERY SINGLE CASE AND FERTILIZERS IN THE PARKING LOTS." "WHAT CONCERNED US MOST ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE" "WAS THE PROXIMITY OF THIS WAL-MART AND THAT CREEK EMPTIES RIGHT HERE AT THE INTAKE SITE." "WHEN I'M OUT ON PATROL AND ON THE RIVER WHAT I KNOW IS THAT THERE IS A MOM SOMEWHERE" "WHO'S AT A KITCHEN SINK" "AND SHE'S PUTTING WATER IN A BOTTLE" "TO MAKE FORMULA FOR HER BABY." "AND THAT BABY IS DRINKING... THIS PRODUCT KNOWN TO CAUSE REPRODUCTIVE HARM" "BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND BIRTH DEFECTS. ALL THIS MATERIAL THE SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER" "FOR ALMOST 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE REGION." "SO WE BEGAN CALLING WAL-MART TO REALLY EXPRESS OUR CONCERN" "ABOUT THESE CHEMICALS MAKING ITS WAY" "INTO THE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER." "AND THEY GAVE ME A NAME AND A PHONE NUMBER" "TO CALL." "WASN'T THE RIGHT PERSON." "THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSON BUT THEY WOULD TRY AND FIND OUT." "I CALLED BACK." "THIS TIME I CALLED THEIR ATTORNEYS. I AM NOT GETTING ANY ANSWER AND EVERY CONTACT I HAVE WITH YOU" "I'M GOING TO PUT ON MY WEB SITE" "AND REPORT WHAT YOUR RESPONSE IS. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON OUR WEBSITE." "SO THAT'S WHAT I DID." "THEY STILL DIDN'T CALL BACK." "WE THEN SENT THEM THE LAW." "AND I ELEVATED THE RHETORIC" "IT APPEARS TO US" "AS IF YOU ARE VIOLATING THE STORAGE LAWS." "WE ARE GETTING READY TO CONTACT OUR ATTORNEYS." "NO ONE CALLED." "FINALLY THE ATTORNEYS FOR WAL-MART" "WHO HAD TESTIFIED IN THE HEARING" "GAVE ME THE NAME OF A PERSON" "THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THEIR CONTACT." "I FINALLY REACHED THAT PERSON AND HE SAID HE HAD JUST STARTED THE JOB. AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL ME." "I STARTED CALLING THE NEWS MEDIA" "AND ASKING THEM TO DO A STORY." "WE GOT A GREAT LOCAL NEWS STATION SHOWING THESE PALLETS AND PALLETS AND PALLETS" "FERTILIZERS" "STORED IN THE PARKING LOTS" "RIGHT BESIDE THE STORM-WATER DRAIN. AND THE EVENING NEWS ON THAT DAY." "IT JUST SO HAPPENS" "THAT THE WAL-MART MANAGER FOR THE LOCAL STORE SAW THE STORY. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT. HE HAD THEM PULL THOSE CHEMICALS" "FROM THE PARKING LOTS AND PUT THEM UNDER COVER. AND PARTICULARLY THE CONSENT DECREES" "FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WHAT FLABBERGASTED ME MOST" "ABOUT THE LACK OF CORPORATE RESPONSE" "IS THEIR APPARENT DISREGARD FOR THESE CONSENT DECREES" "AND THAT THEY HADN'T TAKEN THEM VERY SERIOUSLY." "IT'S ONLY THE LOCAL GUYS. AS UNRESPONSIVE AS WAL-MART. BUT IT'S REALLY EXCITING WHEN A COMPANY LIKE WAL-MART" "TOO." "WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT." "THEY HAVE TREATED US VERY FAIRLY IN WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. THEY HOLD US TO A HIGHER STANDARD " "HIGHER STANDARD OF EMPLOYMENT." "Interpreter:" "MY NAME IS WANG QI." "I'M 21 YEARS OLD." "I'M FROM THE SHANGHAI PROVINCE." "AND POTATO." "I WANTED TO EARN SOME MONEY" "SO THAT THEIR LIFE COULD BE EASIER." "I DIDN'T WANT THEIR LIFE TO BE TOO HARD." "THEY WOULD WORK FROM DAWN TILL NIGHT." "THEY WOULD BEGIN TO WORK ON THE FARM AT DAYBREAK" "AND WOULDN'T GET BACK UNTIL NIGHT." "I THOUGHT ABOUT WORKING IN THE FACTORY" "WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL." "I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING" "AND EXCITING TO WORK IN THE FACTORY." "I LEFT MY HOMETOWN ON APRIL 29th THIS YEAR" "AND THEN BEGAN TO LOOK FOR A JOB IN SHENZHEN." "I HAD A FRIEND WORKING IN THAT FACTORY" "WHO ALSO CAME FROM MY HOMETOWN. WHICH IS JUST IN FRONT OF WIEN YIE'S ROOM." "AND I COME FROM HUNAN PROVINCE ." "Interpreter #1:" "HE HEARD MY DIALECT WHEN I WAS TALKING WITH MY FRIEND ." "THEN HE SPOKE WITH ME USING THE SAME DIALECT." "HE ASKED ME WHERE I WAS FROM." "I DIDN'T TELL HIM THE TRUTH." "I SAID I WAS FROM THE CHUNGKING AREA. SO HE CAN SPEAK THE CHUNGKING DIALECT." "THAT'S THE WAY WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER." "Interpreter #2:" "MY GIRLFRIEND AND I WORK IN THE SAME WAL-MART FACTORY." "AND I WORK IN THE NEW ONE." "I AM ON THE NIGHT SHIFT AND FINISH WORK AT SEVEN IN THE MORNING." "SHE BEGINS TO WORK AT 7:30 EACH MORNING" "AND WORKS OVERTIME UNTIL 10:00 P.M. I'LL COOK SOME DELICIOUS FOOD FOR HER. AND BUYING SOME LITTLE THINGS." "YOU FEEL MORE RELAXED. AND WE GET IN A GOOD MOOD. BECAUSE THE MEALS OFFERED BY THE FACTORY" "ARE REALLY DISGUSTING." "THE DILEMMA IS WHETHER YOU LIVE IN THE DORM THEY ALWAYS DEDUCT THE RENT FROM OUR WAGES." "YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO LIVE INSIDE. "YOU CAN MOVE OUT" "AND WE WILL NOT CHARGE YOU ELECTRICITY OR WATER." "BUT RENT WILL STILL BE CHARGED. WHICH IS CHARGED BY HOW MUCH YOU USE." "THERE ARE VERY FEW FANS INSTALLED IN MY WORKSHOP." "IT'S EXTREMELY HOT INSIDE. THEN THE OTHERS WILL TELL US THAT WE CAN ONLY HAVE ONE FAN" "OR THE FANS THAT ARE THERE." "THERE IS NO WIND AT ALL." "I'M SITTING THERE" "AND DRIPPING WITH SWEAT ALL DAY LONG." "MY BODY NEVER GETS DRY." "Interpreter #2:" "WAL-MART INFORMED THE FACTORY" "THAT IT WAS GOING TO SEND PEOPLE HERE FOR THE INSPECTION" "AND THEY WILL TELL US HOW TO LIE FOR THE INSPECTOR." "THE WORKERS MUST RESPOND" "AS THOUGH THEY WORK 6 DAYS EVEN THOUGH THEY ACTUALLY WORK FOR 7 DAYS." "Interpreter #1:" "THEN WE WORKERS DON'T DARE TO SAY ANYTHING WRONG" "BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY AFRAID OF BEING PUNISHED BY MANAGERS." "WAL-MART INFORMS US IN ADVANCE" "AND HAS A MEETING TO TEACH US HOW TO LIE." "YOU'LL BE REWARDED." "YOU'LL BE PUNISHED OR FIRED." "THE WORKER IS GIVEN A FAKE PAY SLIP. BUT THREATEN YOU TO DELIVER FALSE INFORMATION." "WE REALLY WORK DAY AND NIGHT" "IN ORDER TO GET THE WAGE OF LESS THAN THREE DOLLARS A DAY." "MY MOM WANTS ME BACK HOME" "BECAUSE SHE FEELS IT'S TOO TOILSOME." "BUT I DON'T THINK SO." "EVERYBODY ELSE HERE HAS THE SAME SITUATION AS ME." "I CAN DO IT ALSO." "I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT MY MOM WHEN I'M VERY TIRED." "THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL IF SHE COULD BE HERE WITH ME." "SHE TAKES CARE OF ME VERY WELL WHEN I'M SICK." "SHE'LL LET ME HAVE A GOOD REST" "AND COOKS ANYTHING THAT I'D LIKE TO EAT." "SHE'S REALLY VERY NICE TO ME." "Interpreter:" "I WOULD RESPECTFULLY LIKE TO ASK THE BOSS OF WAL-MART" "TO GIVE THE CHINESE WORKERS SOME CONSIDERATION" "AND A CHANCE FOR A LITTLE TIME OFF. THINK ABOUT CHINA AND THE FAR EAST." "Interpreter #3:" "THOSE PROFITS YOU MADE" "AND THE WONDERFUL LIFE YOU HAVE ARE THE SWEAT AND TEARS" "AND OVERTIME WORKING OF CHINESE PEOPLE." "IF ONE DAY I ENCOUNTER A LADY DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU CAN BUY SUCH A CHEAP TOY FROM WAL-MART?" "EVERY DAY AND NIGHT." "000 NEW JOBS" "AROUND THIS WORLD THIS PAST YEAR " "GOOD JOBS." "JOBS AND BENEFITS." "WE HAVE PROFIT SHARING." "RETIREMENT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR OUR ASSOCIATES. JOBS THAT COME WITH OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT." "000 YOUNG WOMEN IN BANGLADESH" "ARE SEWING GARMENTS FOR WAL-MART. BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD A TOOTHBRUSH. 7 DAYS A WEEK" "ON THESE WAGES OF 13 TO 17 CENTS AN HOUR. TRAPPED IN UTTER MISERY. WAL-MART SETS THE STANDARDS" "THAT OTHER COMPANIES ARE GOING TO FOLLOW." "WAL-MART RIGHT NOW" "IS SUCKING DOWN STANDARDS ALL ACROSS THE WORLD." "THESE ARE WORKERS WHO HAVE NO RIGHTS." "THE OUTLOOK FOR THIS COMPANY TODAY IS VERY POSITIVE. THE WAL-MART MODEL WORKS." "BECAUSE ONCE YOUR ASSOCIATES KNOW THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO CONTACT YOU." "AND WE HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE PROGRAM UNDER WAY" "AND HAVE HAD NOW FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA." "MY JOB FUNCTION ENTITLED THREE THINGS -- WHICH MEANS YOU GO IN THERE AND YOU MAKE SURE" "THAT THERE ARE HUMANE WORKING CONDITIONS." "BIG DEAL WITH THE FACTORY CERTIFICATIONS IS TO MAKE SURE" "HUMANE ENVIRONMENT. AND THE PEOPLE ARE SO NICE. AND THEY WERE JUST WORKING FOR SO LITTLE MONEY" "AND WITHOUT ANY CONDITION OF FAIRNESS WHATSOEVER" "WITH THEIR COMPENSATION AND THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS." "I WENT BACK TO MY HOTEL ROOM AND JUST WEPT THE FIRST TIME." "I HAD PICKED UP THE PHONE." "I WAS CALLING MY WIFE AND I STARTED CRYING ABOUT THAT." ""IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT." "I KNOW." "WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING." "I JUST COULDN'T IMAGINE IT WAS THIS WAY. ONCE WE STARTED REPORTING THE TRUTH THAT IT WOULD TAKE QUICK ACTION" "TO TRY AND MAKE THE WORKING CONDITIONS BETTER." "I BELIEVED IN THE MISSION AND THE CULTURE" "WHICH I THOUGHT EXISTED AT WAL-MART." "I LED MORE WAL-MART CHEERS THAN JUST ABOUT ANYBODY THAT I KNOW." "I DIDN'T EVEN MIND BEING THE SQUIGGLY. I WOULD HAVE BLED WAL-MART-BLUE BLOOD." "I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WEREN'T GONNA MAKE IT THE GOAL" "TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS." "I DIDN'T THINK THAT ANY RETALIATION" "WOULD BE BROUGHT AGAINST ME FOR DOING MY JOB." "I NOW REALIZE I WAS PRETTY NAIVE." "BUT IT JUST DIDN'T OCCUR TO ME ONCE THEY WERE FACED WITH THE TRUTH." "I KEPT GOING INTO OTHER FACTORIES" "AND SEEING THE SAME THINGS" "OVER AND OVER AGAIN." "AND IT BECAME APPARENT TO ME" "THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. AND THE ONES WHO ARE IN POWER RIGHT NOW" "HAVE TREMENDOUS PRESSURE" "ON THEM TO PERFORM LIKE NEVER BEFORE." "THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE GOODS FLOWING" "TO THE UNITED STATES. THEY DID NOT STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING." "WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WAS WE WERE GETTING FIRED" "FOR TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FACTORY CERTIFICATIONS." "AND THAT WAS SHOCKING." "IT WAS EMBARRASSING." "IT RIPPED MY HEART OUT." "TO HAVE ALL OF THAT RIPPED FROM YOU" "AND THEN TO GET SOLD OUT AND LIED TO... EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR WAL-MART FOR YEARS." "Williams:" "WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS " "THAT THEY'RE PAID WELL." "MADE IN THE U.S.A. -- IT MEANS SOMETHING." "MADE IN THE U.S.A." MEANS A JOB FOR SOMEBODY." "Announcer:" "BUT WE'VE MADE IT OUR POLICY" "TO FIND MORE U.S. SUPPLIERS WHO CAN COMPETE" "BECAUSE AMERICAN GOODS MEAN AMERICAN JOBS." "WE PLEDGE TO SUPPORT AMERICA'S SOURCES" "TOO." "IF WE KEEP OUR PRICES LOW DECREASE OUR PROFITABILITY DISPROPORTIONATELY." "AND WE WOULD SACRIFICE A HEALTHY CHUNK" "OF WHAT IT IS THAT OUR SHAREHOLDERS EXPECT FROM US. THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL." "THIS DOES NOT SAY THAT MONEY ITSELF IS EVIL. WHILE WE WERE IN NEW YORK SAVED $200." "THE FACT THAT MY DINNER WAS $10 LAST NIGHT SAVED MONEY." "Rabbi Jacobs:" "YOU SHALL NOT STEAL." "DOESN'T THIS TEACH US THAT KEEPING EVERYTHING FOR OURSELVES" "IS A FORM OF STEALING" "OR ARE WE COMMANDED TO HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE" "TO FIND ENOUGH TO EAT? THAT FIVE MEMBERS OF THAT FAMILY" "TOGETHER ARE WORTH $102 BILLION." "THE WIDOW AND FOUR CHILDREN EMERGED ON THE LIST OF THE TOP TEN WEALTHIEST PEOPLE" "IN THE UNITED STATES." "THEY COULD EASILY TAKE TEN BILLION OF THAT" "AND SEE TO IT THAT EVERY EMPLOYEE OF WAL-MART" "IN THE UNITED STATES" "AND ADEQUATE WAGES." "AFTER THE 9-11 ATTACKS THEY APPARENTLY DECIDED THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE A BUNKER." "THERE'S A FACILITY FOR THE WALTON FAMILY" "IN CASE OF AN APOCALYPTIC ATTACK " "A RESIDENCE THAT THEY CAN LIVE IN" "IN CASE THEY HAD TO DO THAT." "THERE'S A HELIPAD BEHIND THE FACILITY BACK THERE AND THERE ARE SATELLITE UPLINK DISHES BEHIND THE FACILITY." "AS YOU CAN SEE." "YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE MUCH FROM THE GATE" "WHICH IS ALL FORTIFIED." "FAITH MEANS NOTHING AT ALL IF IT DOES NOT INVOLVE US" "IN COMPASSION FOR THE POOR... DO YOU REMEMBER THE PEOPLE THEY'RE RINGING FOR?" "THEY REMIND US OF OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS" "WHO COULD USE A LITTLE HELP." "THAT'S WHY AT WAL-MART WE GIVE BACK THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAYS AND ALL YEAR LONG." "THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFICIARY OF THIS STORE" "IS OUR CUSTOMER." "IT'S A CUSTOMER WHO LIVES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. I ACTUALLY HAD MY OWN BUSINESS." "I WAS DOING WOOD REFINISHING ON BOATS." "AND I ACTUALLY DID QUITE WELL AT THAT." "GETTING A LITTLE OLD FOR THAT. I WANTED SOMETHING TO COME OUT OF IT " " SOMETHING GOOD." "THERE WAS A TRUCK TO ONE SIDE." "THERE WAS A VAN TO ONE SIDE." "YOU DON'T WANT TO BE" "IN THE SPOT WHERE NOBODY CAN SEE YOU." "FOUR CAR SPACES FROM THE FRONT DOOR." "I THOUGHT THEY HAD SECURITY OUTSIDE." "I SHOULD BE FINE." "THERE WAS TWO OF THEM." "BUT HE CAUGHT ME." "AND THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED HE HAD A GUN." "HE HAD A GUN IN THE ARM THAT WAS HOLDING ME." ""GET IN THE CAR" "OR I'M GONNA BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF. WE HAD A SAFETY MEETING. AND THEY HAD THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THERE." "AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO -- DON'T GO WITH THEM. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS." "THEY'LL KILL YOU. I'M NOT GOING TO SURVIVE THIS." "SORRY. "I WANT TO CHOOSE." "TOO. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO RAPE ME." "WHEN THEY GOT ME BACK IN THE CAR YOU KNOW..." "THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO." "AND YOU GO KIND OF COLD INSIDE." "THIS IS THE PARKING LOT" "WHERE LAURA TANAKA FACED HER ATTACKERS. WAL-MART HAD MORE THAN 200 SECURITY CAMERAS" "AND FOUR SECURITY GUARDS ON PATROL." "THERE WAS NOTHING." "THE POLICE DID RECOMMEND ON-SITE SECURITY." "THERE WAS NONE." "THEY HAD ASSURED THE PEOPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD" "THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE ARMED SECURITY" "AND MAKE SURE IT WAS SAFE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD." "THAT WASN'T DONE." "IT WAS EVIDENT THAT WAL-MART KNEW" "THEY HAD SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEMS IN THEIR PARKING LOTS." "WAL-MART WAS AWARE" "THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CRIME THROUGHOUT THE STATES" "OCCURRED IN THEIR PARKING LOTS." "DESPITE THE FACT THAT 80% OF THE CRIME THEY HAD DONE ALMOST NOTHING" "TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMERS IN THE LOTS." "KIDNAPPING " "ALL OF THESE SHOCKING ALLEGATIONS" "AND THEY COME FROM WAL-MART SHOPPERS." "Woman:" "REPORT OF A WAL-MART PARKING-LOT ATTACK." "NORTH TEXAS POLICE" "ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A WOULD-BE KIDNAPPER." "A VIOLENT ATTACK IN THE PARKING LOT" "OF AN ORANGE COUNTY WAL-MART." "AND SHOOT A WOMAN." "Man: ..." "WHO SHOT AND KILLED 33-YEAR-OLD MARK KORENEK" "IN THE STORE'S PARKING LOT." "A BOLD AND DEADLY SHOOTING." "IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING AT THE WAL-MART..." "A TAYLOR WOMAN IS RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER FIGHTING A THIEF" "IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT." "Woman:" "A MAN IS ARRESTED AFTER A TIRE-IRON ATTACK." "IT HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THIS WAL-MART." "Woman #2:" "THE TWO TEENAGE WORKERS SHOT WHILE GATHERING CARTS" "IN THE PARKING LOT YESTERDAY AT THIS GLENDALE WAL-MART." "Woman #3:" "IT HAPPENED AT 1:48 THIS MORNING" "IN THE WAL-MART PARKING LOT IN RIVERDALE." "SHE TURNED TO RUN FROM THE SUBJECT" "AND WAS SHOT IN THE BACK. AND CRITICS ACCUSE THE COMPANY OF FAILING TO TURN IT OVER IN LAWSUITS." "HERE'S WHAT WAL-MART DID NOT WANT TO SHOW. A WAL-MART STUDY SHOWED THAT 80% OF CRIME AT WAL-MART LOCATIONS" "OCCURRED IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CRIME RATE DROPPED TO AS LOW AS ZERO." "A DISTRICT JUDGE IN BEAUMONT TONIGHT" "IS FINING WAL-MART STORES $18 MILLION." "JUDGE JAMES MAHATHY IS SANCTIONING WAL-MART" "FOR WHAT THE COURT BELIEVES WAS A PATTERN OF DECEPTION." "IT INVOLVES THE CASE OF A SOUTHEAST TEXAS WOMAN" "WHO WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND RAPED" "IN THE PARKING LOT OF WAL-MART." "THE COURT FOUND THAT WAL-MART DID NOT DISCLOSE" "THAT IT HAD CONDUCTED A SAFETY STUDY " "A STUDY THAT FOUND IF WAL-MART" "WOULD PUT EMPLOYEES IN GOLF CARTS CRIME THERE WOULD DROP TO ZERO." "Stahl:" "JUDGE SHERILYN WOOD HEARD A CASE" "IN 1999" "INVOLVING AN ASSAULT IN A WAL-MART PARKING LOT. SHE'S RARELY SEEN SUCH FLAGRANT ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM." "IT WAS VERY DISTURBING TO SEE" "SUCH AN INTENTIONAL COURSE OF CONDUCT." "IT WAS CORRUPT." "Stahl:" "SHE'S CHARGING WAL-MART WITH CHEATING IN COURT." "AND SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE." "THIS IS ONE JUDGE " "IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE DRINKING WATER IN ARKANSAS" "THAT SAYS PERJURY IS ALL RIGHT?" "ANOTHER JUDGE " "RARELY HAS THIS COURT SEEN SUCH A PATTERN AND DOWNRIGHT LYING." "TRUE. THEY REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT GOES ON" "AFTER YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY IN THERE" "AND COME OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT TO GO HOME." "Man:" "POLICE FOUND HOLDEN SHOT TO DEATH" "TEXAS -- 400 MILES FROM WHERE SHE WAS ABDUCTED." "Kirkpatrick:" "MEGAN WAS VERY SPECIAL." "WE GREW UP TOGETHER." "WE LIVED TOGETHER." "REALLY GONNA BE MISSED A WHOLE LOT" "BECAUSE SHE HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LOVE HER." "SHE WAS JUST A VERY SWEET PERSON AND..." "SHE NEVER WANTED A WHOLE LOT OUT OF LIFE." "BE HAPPY." "THAT'S ALL SHE WANTED. WE WERE IN HER ROOM LISTENING TO A CD." "WE WERE SINGING TOGETHER." "AND WE COULD JUST BE OPEN WITH EACH OTHER." "WE DIDN'T CARE." "Man:" "POLICE SAY MEGAN HOLDEN WAS CHOSEN AT RANDOM" "ON THE WAY TO HER PICKUP TRUCK" "IN THE WAL-MART PARKING LOT JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WHERE HE APPARENTLY MURDERED" "THE 19-YEAR-OLD JUNIOR-COLLEGE STUDENT" "AND DUMPED HER BODY NEAR SOME RAILROAD TRACKS" "IN THE WEST TEXAS TOWN OF STANTON." "I JUST THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS" "WAL-MART COULD HAVE DONE." "THERE SHOULD BE SOMEBODY WATCHING THE CAMERAS." "SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE CAMERAS. AND I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE WATCHING." "Man:" "A SECURITY CAMERA WITHOUT SOMEONE WATCHING IT" "IS OF NO USE AT ALL." "THE ABDUCTION AND MURDER THAT HAPPENED IN TEXAS" "HAPPENED AT A STORE" "WHERE THE LOSS-PREVENTION TEAM WAS SENT IN TO SET UP" "A SECURITY SYSTEM OUTSIDE" "THAT WOULD TRACK THE UNION ACTIVITY IN THAT STORE." "AND THE ONLY REASONS THAT THEY HAD THE PICTURES THAT THEY DID" "WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD THE UNION PACKAGE" "ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE STORE." "WAL-MART FOCUSES ON PROTECTING THEIR PROPERTY" "AND NOT THEIR PATRONS." "A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR COMPANY..." "COULDN'T YOU PAY SOMEONE LIKE $12 AN HOUR TO WATCH A CAMERA? I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN SAY TO THEM. SAYING HIS MOTHER DIED AFTER A BOTCHED ROBBERY ATTEMPT" "IN THE STORE'S PARKING LOT." "Man:" "THE RANDOM SHOOTING HAPPENED HERE." "THAT THREE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND THREE OTHERS INJURED..." "THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY SHOPPING DAY." "AND SHOOT A WOMAN." "REPORT OF A WAL-MART PARKING LOT ATTACK..." "NORTH TEXAS POLICE" "ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A WOULD-BE KIDNAPPER." "A BOLD AND DEADLY SHOOTING..." "A SHOOTING RAMPAGE..." "RANDOM SHOOTING..." "A BOLD AND DEADLY SHOOTING." "IT JUST HAPPENED THIS MORNING." "THE SHOOTING HAPPENED..." "NORTH TEXAS POLICE ARE ON THE HUNT" "FOR A WOULD-BE KIDNAPPER." "A WAL-MART STORE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SOCIETY" "TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DO FITS IN AND REPRESENTS" "WHAT IT IS SOCIETY EXPECTS FROM A BIG COMPANY." "WORK TOGETHER" "TO CAUSE THEM TO WANT TO HAVE A WAL-MART. AND IT SAID THAT WAL-MART WAS GOING TO BUILD A SUPERCENTER WHICH IS JUST A VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM MY HOUSE." "AND THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AND IT WAS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL" "AND A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL." "AND I FELT THAT IT WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE LOCATION" "FOR SOMETHING OF THAT MAGNITUDE." "SO I DECIDED TO FORM A CAMPAIGN" "NO WAL-MART IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE BEGIN TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD." "THIS TRANSFORMATION IS VISIBLE" "IN THE READING THAT WE HAVE FROM ACTS." "WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO SHOW WHY THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING" "IS THE WORK OF THE GOSPEL." "THE LESSON WE LEARNED IN INGLEWOOD TO TAKE POWER AND TAKE CONTROL" "AND ACTUALLY HOLD BIG COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE. TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN." "Laney:" "ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS AND I WENT" "AND HAND-MADE SOME LITTLE POSTERS" "AND WE DECIDED THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WHICH WAS ABOUT A BLOCK FROM HERE." "WE HAD NO IDEA HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD SHOW UP. AND ALL OF THEM WANTED TO DO SOMETHING." "IT WAS ONLY A FEW OF US. ONLY SOME SUPERMARKET WORKERS AND A COUPLE OF CHURCHES." "AND THEN MORE PEOPLE UNTIL THEY STARTED FEELING THE PRESSURE." "THEY WANTED TO BUILD THE WAL-MART ON THIS WHOLE PARCEL." "000 SQUARE FEET." "AND THERE WAS GOING TO BE..." "WAL-MART WAS GOING TO TAKE THIS WHOLE SPACE." "IT'S LIKE 17 FOOTBALL FIELDS BIG." "AND THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD ONE BIG BOX THAT WAS WAL-MART" "AND THEN LITTLE STORES IN BETWEEN" "AND ANOTHER BIG BOX THAT WAS SAM'S CLUB. AND THAT WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE TO ORGANIZE OUR CAMPAIGN. THEY WEREN'T STANDING UP TO DEFEND THE COMMUNITY." "Aparicio:" "THE OTHER LESSON LEARNED IN INGLEWOOD" "IS THAT THERE'S NO KIND OF MAGIC POTION TO SUDDENLY... AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE GOING TO WIN." "IT'S A HARD PROCESS." "THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO COME IN PLACE." "YOU CAN WIN. WORKERS..." "WE GOT OUR MESSAGE FOCUSED." "HAMMERED AWAY ON DOORS." "PEOPLE SAW US COMING AND GOING WHEN THEY WENT TO CHURCH THERE WAS A FLYER ABOUT OUR EFFORT." "WE HELD RALLIES." "IT WAS LEGAL STRATEGY." "ENOUGH RESOURCES TO HAVE THE RESEARCH TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE MATERIALS. TO DO MEDIA EVENTS. AND WE HAD AREA CHAIRMEN. 500 SIGNATURES." "000 SIGNATURES." "AND THEY WERE ALL FROM PEOPLE" "WHAT I CALL OUR AREA CODE " "OUR ZIP CODE." "ZIP CODE." "I ALWAYS GET THE TWO MIXED UP -- ZIP CODE." "Man:" "INGLEWOOD IS THE FIRST TEST AND ACTIVISTS SAY THE STAKES HERE ARE HUGE." "THIS IS LIKE "GODZILLA EATS TOKYO." "THIS IS MUCH BIGGER THAN DAVID AND GOLIATH." "ALL OF THE INFORMATION COMING FROM WAL-MART" ""IT'S A DONE DEAL." "THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT." "WE HAVE OUR ZONING." "DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME." "BUT WE KNEW BETTER." "THEN WE HAD NUMEROUS PUBLIC MEETINGS TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW" "WHAT THE STATUS WAS." "IT IS NOT LIKE THEY CAME INTO THE SMALL TOWNS IN THE SOUTH" "OR TOWNS THAT HAVE NO BUSINESS AND THEY BROUGHT IN BUSINESS." "NO." "THIS IS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. PLANTATION CAPITALISM." "THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON OUR ABILITY" "TO STOP THE MONSTER IN ITS TRACKS." "Man:" "WAL-MART SPONSORED THE BALLOT INITIATIVE" "AFTER INGLEWOOD'S CITY COUNCIL" "OPPOSED BUILDING A WAL-MART SUPERCENTER ON THE SITE. HIJACKS THE CITY'S PLANNING PROCESS." "IT IS 71 PAGES OF LEGAL FINE PRINT" "THAT SEEKS TO CUT THE COMMUNITY" "OUT OF ITS OWN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. GET OUT OF HERE." "WE ARE THE BIGGEST CORPORATION IN THE WORLD." "WE CAN GO IN AND ESSENTIALLY BUY AN ELECTION." "Laney:" "WE HELD PUBLIC MEETINGS." "WE DID OUR LETTERS." "WE HELD PRIVATE MEETINGS WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS." "WE WERE OUT ON THE STREET AND DOING THE WORK" "TO ENSURE THE PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD" "MUCH WILL BE EXPECTED." "I'M SURE THE WALTON FAMILY BELIEVES" "THAT THEY'RE A GOOD CHRISTIAN FAMILY." "BUT I THINK THEY HAVE MADE MILLIONS" "AT THE EXPENSE OF POOR WORKERS." "AND I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE" "THAT THINK THAT THEY'RE GOOD CHRISTIAN COMPANIES." "NOT IF THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE MONEY" "OFF THE BACKS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING." "Laney:" "A LOT OF PEOPLE SACRIFICED" "AN AWFUL LOT TO HAVE ALL THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE." "REPRESENTS ALL OF OUR FREEDOMS." "OUR FREEDOM TO FIGHT WAL-MART. WORK WHERE WE WANT TO HAVE A SAY IN OUR GOVERNMENT. TRICKLE-DOWN THEORIES OF CAPITAL" "AND WHATEVER OTHER NONSENSE THEY WANT TO INVENT" "TO HOLD ON TO THEIR CAPITAL." "WE DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION." "THAT'S NOT OUR OPTION." "THAT WE'RE ABOUT PEOPLE. AND THE COUNCIL VOTED 6-0 TO DENY WAL-MART THE RIGHT TO BUILD THE STORE ON THAT PROPERTY." "ARE VOTING TODAY" "ON WHETHER TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION" "OF A NEW SHOPPING DEVELOPMENT DOMINATED BY WAL-MART." "Rev. Perez:" "WE GATHERED AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT" "HOPING FOR A MIRACLE" "BUT BRACED TO GO BACK TO COURT IF THE MEASURE PASSED." "THE VOTES ARE COMING IN" "ON A PROPOSED WAL-MART SUPER STORE IN INGLEWOOD." "100..." "Woman:" "THIS SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE TOOK ON A GIANT AND WON." "AND IT WAS REALLY MEANINGFUL" "BECAUSE NOBODY THOUGHT WE COULD WIN THIS." "WE DIDN'T THINK WE COULD WIN." "DAVID BEAT GOLIATH!" "DAVID BEAT GOLIATH!" "DAVID BEAT GOLIATH! HANDED WAL-MART THEIR HAT TODAY." "GEORGIA." "NORTH CAROLINA ." "WAL-MART HIT THE ROAD." "ELECTION." "ANOTHER TRIP DOWN THE LONG AND DUSTY FOR WAL-MART" "MISSISSIPPI. DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO THERE?" "DEFEATED WAL-MART." "ILLINOIS." "DEFEATED WAL-MART." "VICTORY IN MAINE... WHO DON'T WANT YOU..." "DON'T WANT YOU IN THE COMMUNITY..." "MICHIGAN." "NEIGHBORHOOD FIGHTS OFF PROPOSED WAL-MART STORE." "WAL-MART BEATEN." "ILLINOIS." "ARIZONA." "REJECTS WAL-MART." "CONNECTICUT." "UTAH." "NEW JERSEY." "AN ANTI-WAL-MART SLATE WAS ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL" "NEW JERSEY." "PENNSYLVANIA." "CALIFORNIA." "OREGON." "WHO'S GOING TO TAKE THE PICTURE " " YOU?" "Man:" "ONE MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR" "VISIT WASHINGTON'S ADULT HOME IN MOUNT VERNON." "THERE WAS DISBELIEF THAT ANYONE" "WOULD DREAM OF DISTURBING HIS BOYHOOD HOME. BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE WASHINGTON FARM." "Man:" "SURVEYORS HAVE ALREADY MARKED OFF THE PROPERTY LINE FOR THE WAL-MART." "Woman:" "NO." "THAT'S HISTORY." "THEY SHOULDN'T DESTROY PEOPLE'S HISTORY LIKE THAT. CLAIMING WAL-MART AND THE STATE" "VIOLATED GRAVE-DESECRATION LAWS AND PUBLIC TRUST." "A FOREIGN..." "WHAT IF IT WAS THEIR GREAT- GRANDFATHER THAT WAS DESECRATED?" "THE REMAINS ARE BEING STORED IN A TRAILER BELOW A RAMP" "LEADING TO A PARKING GARAGE AT WAL-MART." "STORE" "THAT WAS 10 FEET OVER THE CITY CODE THERE." "AND THE BUILDING INSPECTOR RED-TAGGED IT." "THERE'S AN OVERNIGHT " "THEY CALL ME AND TELL ME" "THERE'S AN OVERNIGHT PACKAGE COMING FOR ME" "AND I'M TO TAKE IT TO THIS PERSON." "THE ENVELOPE WASN'T SEALED." "000 CHECK. THE RED TAG'S OFF THE SIGN. DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO THERE?"