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Date: July 29, 1998 12:01 pm
Contact: Greg Denier of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, 312-595-5723, or
Mark Anderson of the Food and Allied Service Trades Dept.,
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Union Demands Government Investigation Of Wal-Mart "Buy American" Program As False And Deceptive
CHICAGO - July 29 -

News Advisory:

UNION DEMANDS GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION OF WAL-MART "BUY AMERICAN" PROGRAM AS FALSE AND DECEPTIVE

WHEN: THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1998 AT NOON

WHERE: CHICAGO - NAVY PIER, FESTIVAL HALL, ROOM 207

WHO: UNION FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION (UFCW)
AND FOOD AND ALLIED SERVICE TRADES DEPT., AFL-CIO (FAST)

WHAT: The UFCW and FAST will issue a detailed report, which has been sent to every state attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission, documenting some of the false and deceptive aspects of Wal-Mart's much touted "Buy American" program.

The UFCW is holding its national convention this week at the Navy Pier in Chicago.

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