So there has been much debate about Wal*Mart opening a few stores in DC. Wal*Mart has been very eager to open. Many Washingtonians have been concerned about their labor practices.
So the DC City Council passed preliminary legislation requiring employers who gross more than $1 billion and have a store larger than 75,000 square feet, to pay their workers a "super-minimum wage" of $12.50, vs. the regular minimum wage of $8.25. This does effect other stores in DC, but there is an exemption for Union shops.
And Wal*Mart's response?
They won't comment publicly, however, it is assumed they will pull out of their development plans. Putting DC's mayor in a pickle. He's been advocating for more development, and he's up for reelection. So if he vetoes the bill, he'll be seen by the electorate as unsympathetic to workers' wage issues. If he lets the bill pass, Wal*Mart withdrawals from developing.
I hate this. Why is it so awful to require large employers, who make billions every year, to pay their workers a living wage? Wal*Mart's got the money, and people have to live.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-p...story.html
So the DC City Council passed preliminary legislation requiring employers who gross more than $1 billion and have a store larger than 75,000 square feet, to pay their workers a "super-minimum wage" of $12.50, vs. the regular minimum wage of $8.25. This does effect other stores in DC, but there is an exemption for Union shops.
And Wal*Mart's response?
They won't comment publicly, however, it is assumed they will pull out of their development plans. Putting DC's mayor in a pickle. He's been advocating for more development, and he's up for reelection. So if he vetoes the bill, he'll be seen by the electorate as unsympathetic to workers' wage issues. If he lets the bill pass, Wal*Mart withdrawals from developing.
I hate this. Why is it so awful to require large employers, who make billions every year, to pay their workers a living wage? Wal*Mart's got the money, and people have to live.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-p...story.html
