http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/20...html?referrer=
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While the company said about 40 percent of its work force, including those at the wholesale Sam’s Club outlets, would be affected, many of those raises will amount to much less than a dollar an hour more. About 6,000 employees receive the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. Walmart says its part-time workers already earn an average wage of $9.48, and full-timers an average of $12.85.
Walmart lags behind major retailers like Gap and Ikea, which have moved recently to set hourly wages at or above $9, to try to reduce turnover and attract more workers. Even those higher pay scales fall short of compensation offered by Costco, known to offer wages closer to $20 an hour, or the Container Store.
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I would LOVE to see other chains raise their minimum start pay a bit ($15 is a bit much though) but it still doesn't change the fact that Walmart is predatory.
Anyway, I guess we have to start somewhere.
