Here is the link to the Wall Street Journal article on the recent discovery of the U.S.'s largest employer spy tacticslink

Circuit City to replace workers at lower pay3,400 job cuts target higher-paid storestaff http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_5542693?nclick_check=1here is the link to the article

WAL-MART announces bonusesReuters:The world's biggest retailer also said today it awarded more than $529.8 million in bonuses to 813,759 hourly "associates" from its U.S. Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores on a day it is calling Associate Celebration Day. Wal-Mart (WMT, news, msgs) said it employs more than 13,400 hourly workers with 20 years or more of service.Store associates and assistant managers with 20 or more years of service will get an extra week of pay under the new Servant Leadership bonus plan. Cash bonuses start in summer Wal-Mart also said it would reward employees who provide outstanding customer service with a cash bonus. That plan will begin in mid-summer. Union-backed groups like WakeUpWalMart.com and Wal-Mart Watch have launched grass-roots campaigns to draw attention to what they regard as poverty-level wages, inadequate health-care benefits and other issues at Wal-Mart.