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July 8, 2014
Remember the great phthalate scare of 2008? C0ngress, in a rare bipartisan response to a clamor from parents and health experts that children's toys made abroad were laced with chemicals that could harm boys' reproductive systems, banned the... Read more
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July 7, 2014
"According to the newspaper El Economista, the sharp fall over a one-year period represents the largest decline ever recorded by the soft drinks giant. Read more
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May 11, 2014
Thousands of fast food workers will go on strike in 150 cities on May 15, according to Salon's Josh Eidelson. That will include some cities that haven't been home to fast food strikes before, such as Philadelphia, Miami, Orlando, and Sacramento Read more
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March 17, 2014
McDonald's offered wages designed to keep their workers in poverty. Read more
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January 18, 2014
Before fast-food workers began agitating for a liveable wage, before Walmart employees began holding public demonstrations to demand better pay from the largest US private employer, there was the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida's vast... Read more
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December 27, 2013
McDonald's really cares about its workers! That's why the internal McResource Line website dispensed lifestyle tips relevant to people scraping by on minimum wage - like how much to tip your personal trainer or pool cleaner, and that you should ... Read more
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December 5, 2013
WASHINGTON - Today, Food & Water Watch released an in-depth analysis of the consolidation of the grocery industry and the range of impacts it has on the food chain. Read more
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November 29, 2013
Santa Claus among the first arrested in day of action against retail giant's business model of misery Read more
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October 9, 2013
The fast-food chain swears it will offer plenty of healthy choices at all its restaurants but not until seven years from now. Read more
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