The measure had been put forward by Walmart following the city council refused to change the zoning of a sixty-acre plot on which it held a choice to construct. Numerous community and religious groups opposed Wal-Mart's entry and campaigned against the referendum. Walmart assured low priced goods and jobs, but these groups were skeptical regarding damages that would be offered and the types of occupations, the healthcare that will be given to employees, and the more comprehensive impact Walmart would have on the community. Inglewood was a pro-union community, so there was also opposition based on Walmart's anti-union position. Though smaller, less organized, and with fewer resources than Walmart, the international retailing behemoth had been conquered by this coalition of religious and community leaders.
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