Re: Earth Day

hum... looks like walmart is following the program... http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070426/bs_nm/walmart_jobs_dc

will read your links later..

Donna


----- Original Message ----
From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 6:39:47 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Earth Day


I guess it wasn't as many as I thought, just 8% of their workforce, but 
that's 3400 people.  Here's one story:
http://www.jobjournal.com/thisweek.asp?artid=1987
and another
http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1408

And it did happen in Illinois.  This story doesn't say much but it was in 
IL:
http://www.hoinews.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=30988


Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Earth Day


> how did they get away with that? You can't do that! Well at least here
> in IL, they would have had a discrimination suit in a heartbeat....
>
>
> Donna
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
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> Not just local re Circuit City. THey did that nationally.  Fired all their
> regular help and hired new kids for less.  Told the experienced help that
> they could reapply for their old jobs after a month.  Affected thousands I
> believe.  I wouldn't shop there if my life depended on it.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Earth Day
>
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>> Sounds like our local Circuit City. I know that happened with a
>> photographer friend. I don't shop there.
>>
>> d
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:37 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Earth Day
>>
>>
>>>I met an older gentleman who was a photographer and extremely 
>>>knowledgable
>>>about all types of cameras, digital and otherwise.  He got a job at a
>>>local big box type store and they told him he'd be selling cell phones -
>>>of which he knew zip - and told him to "stay away from the cameras".
>>>
>>> Kitty
>>> neIN, Zone 5
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