Look, I won't get preachy. I'm poor and most of my stay-at-home mom friends are also poor. I understand the temptation to shop at an evil place if it's cheap.
But here's more about Wal-Mart.
Here are a couple of points in the article:
Wal-Mart recently fought hard against a Chicago city ordinance that would raise the minimum wage to $10 by 2010, and threatened to sue if the ordinance went into effect. At the same time, it has claimed that the average wage for its employees is $10.11.
Although the retailer says it offers health-care benefits to a majority of its employees, it fought long and hard against a Maryland law that would have required nongovernment employers with more than 10,000 workers to spend at least 8% of their payroll on health benefits (see BusinessWeek.com, 8/2/06, "Wal-Mart Foes Hop a Bandwagon").
And here's an interesting site that seems to keep up with Wal-Mart.
Just sharing what's out there...
But here's more about Wal-Mart.
Here are a couple of points in the article:
Wal-Mart recently fought hard against a Chicago city ordinance that would raise the minimum wage to $10 by 2010, and threatened to sue if the ordinance went into effect. At the same time, it has claimed that the average wage for its employees is $10.11.
Although the retailer says it offers health-care benefits to a majority of its employees, it fought long and hard against a Maryland law that would have required nongovernment employers with more than 10,000 workers to spend at least 8% of their payroll on health benefits (see BusinessWeek.com, 8/2/06, "Wal-Mart Foes Hop a Bandwagon").
And here's an interesting site that seems to keep up with Wal-Mart.
Just sharing what's out there...
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I think somebody is just trying to drum up business for Target ;-)
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