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Action alert from WakeUpWalmart.com folks. Of some interest to all but especially to those who are involved in the local efforts against the monolith.
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Last spring, Maryland’s State Legislature became the first in the nation to pass a bill called Fair Share Health Care. This landmark legislation makes sure large, profitable corporations, like Wal-Mart, pay their fair share for health care.

And, while Wal-Mart does everything it can to try and stop this important health care bill from becoming law in Maryland, we are going to introduce Fair Share Health Care in every state in the country.

We have the power to hold multi-billion dollar corporations accountable for their behavior and it starts with making sure Wal-Mart pays its fair share for health care. Because when they don’t, the results are disastrous. For example, 600,000 Wal-Mart workers have no company health care and nearly 1 out of every 2 children of Wal-Mart workers has no health care or is forced onto a taxpayer program at a cost of $1.2 billion every year.

Please sign up now to be a citizen co-sponsor of Fair Share Health Care legislation in your state:

www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/health-legislative.html

We are building the largest grassroots movement to change a corporation in history. We are now a powerful force for change with more than 165,000 supporters in every state in the country.

And, while we are building a positive force for social change, Wal-Mart is building a “war room” to defend the indefensible. Filled with high-priced image consultants, special interest lobbyists and a mass of cash, Wal-Mart is sparing no expense to defend their race-to-the-bottom business model.

But, no corporation can defeat the American people. You have the power to change Wal-Mart and it begins with health care. We need your help to introduce Fair Share Health Care in every state in the America. Its time to level the playing field, and make Wal-Mart pay its fair share for health care.

Please sign up to be a citizen co-sponsor of Fair Share Health Care legislation in your state:

www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/health-legislative.html

Our campaign to change Wal-Mart has unprecedented momentum. Wal-Mart is stumbling. In the first two weeks of this year, Wal-Mart reported its worst December sales in 5 years, apologized for making racist DVD recommendations and saw its former vice-chairman plead guilty to fraud.

Now is the time to keep building public pressure for Wal-Mart to change. Please help us introduce Fair Share Health Care legislation in every state and join with us in growing our movement by signing up your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to the fastest growing social movement in America.

Thank you for all that you do.

Sincerely,

Paul Blank
WakeUpWalMart.com

P.S. We will begin running a television advertisement in support of the Fair Share Health Care Act. Please visit the following link to see our new ad and send it to a friend:

www.wakeupwalmart.com/video/fair-share.html
 
 

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