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fasttense

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2. It's long past due.

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Fri Oct 19, 2012, 06:58 AM

Oct 2012

Right now every American is providing support for Wal-Mart so they can pay their employees as little as possible and then the employee has to get some kind of government assistance. Right now we are all subsidizing Wal-Mart's profits. It's about time we subsidized the workers instead. If Wal-Mart can't pay a living wage, they have no right to be in business.

"Provide wages and benefits that ensure that no Associate has to rely on government assistance."

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Sponsor a Striking Walmart Worker [View all] limpyhobbler Oct 2012 OP

Oh yeah! Organizing in the 21st century. Citizen Worker Oct 2012 #1

It's long past due. fasttense Oct 2012 #2

K&R midnight Oct 2012 #3

It makes me emotional to see this. American workers all across the country need unions to southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #4

I feel the same way. limpyhobbler Oct 2012 #5