http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/wal-mart-says-it-will-pull-out-of-dc-plans-should-city-mandate-living-wage/2013/07/09/4fa7e710-e8d0-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html?hpid=z1
Wal-Mart said for the first time Tuesday, a day ahead of a decisive D.C. Council vote, that it will abandon plans for at least three planned stores if a proposal requiring it to pay a “living wage” becomes law.Alex Barron, a regional general manager for Wal-Mart U.S., wrote in aWashington Post op-ed piece that the proposed wage requirement “would clearly inject unforeseen costs into the equation that will create an uneven playing field and challenge the fiscal health of our planned D.C. stores.”
that means they had no intention of paying a decent salary and the last statement confirms that, so just because they show up maintain the poverty level while offering jobs is suppose to be ok , that's just taking advantage of a workforce that pretty much has no other choice.
As a result, Barron said, the company “will not pursue” stores at three locations where construction has yet to begin — two in Ward 7 and one in Ward 5. He added that the legislation, if passed, will also “jeopardize” three stores whose construction is already underway pending “financial and legal implications.”The bill as currently written would require retailers with corporate sales of a billion dollars or more and operating in spaces 75,000 square feet or larger to pay their employees no less than $12.50 an hour. The District’s current minimum wage is $8.25.corporate greed a billion dollars in their case much more and they can't give their workers enough to live and be able to give them an honest work day for insufficient pay. despicable themAs a result, Barron said, the company “will not pursue” stores at three locations where construction has yet to begin — two in Ward 7 and one in Ward 5. He added that the legislation, if passed, will also “jeopardize” three stores whose construction is already underway pending “financial and legal implications.”The bill as currently written would require retailers with corporate sales of a billion dollars or more and operating in spaces 75,000 square feet or larger to pay their employees no less than $12.50 an hour. The District’s current minimum wage is $8.25.
a billion dollars and they can't pay a living wage, and they still flock to them and patronize despite the despicable treatment of it's employees who have already went on strike this year, want a picture of their greed?
