Wal-Mart to end extra $1 an hour for Sunday work

[douglas9]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will stop paying new hires an extra $1 an hour for Sunday shifts at its U.S. stores beginning in January.

The world's biggest retailer will stop the extra pay at its Walmart and Sam's Club locations. The move will not affect distribution center workers.

Wal-Mart has 1.4 million U.S. employees and 2.1 million workers in 8,000 stores worldwide.

Spokesman Greg Rossiter said Wednesday that the change will only apply to employees hired after Jan. 1 and not its existing work force. Employees in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are also not affected because state laws guarantee them 1.5 times their hourly rate for working on Sundays.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9JVSKUG0.htm

[Hannah Bell]

1. translation: walmart claws back more of its pitiful benefits. no more sops for christians.

[Obamanaut]

2. Additional responses here ->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=9716131

[TxVietVet]

3. The future of America under conservanzi rule.

I live in Wisconsin, the conservanazis are attacking unions BIG TIME. I know plenty conservanazi union members who vote for the conservanazis. Here's their reward for being a good little conservanazi toadies.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/111531154.html

[Hannah Bell]

5. is that why they wanted feingold out? i;m not up to speed on wisconsin

[saigon68]

9. Yes used Scum bag Walker is out to Break ALL UNIONS

The Catholic Church gave this little fuck millions because he is also going to out law abortion

[rurallib]

12. I was raised on the catholic church's teachings on social justice

boy, oh boy how they have changed.
I don't know if they still teach them, but they sure don't practice any of them any more.

[saigon68]

14. They shielded and protected the good Father Feeney around here

Hey here's the links for those who think I'm making this shit up.

http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=13638723

http://christianchildabuse.blogspot.com/2010/12/lawsuit-can-proceed.html

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/01_02/U09558312.PDF

Check page 6 of the complaint about how Feeney Molested the little boys

I can't post it here they would delete this post

[Vinca]

4. Probably a pre-emptive strike since they're likely to be on the hook

for megabucks if and when the class action discrimination suit goes forward.

[xchrom]

6. soon even the workers at wal-mart won't be able to shop there.

ah the irony.

[Earth_First]

7. Is this to cover their expenses to run Departmen of Homeland Security propaganda in their stores?

:shrug:

[vssmith]

8. Walmart certainly needs the money

[pipoman]

10. Maybe this will drive employees to finally organize...

[blondeatlast]

11. Where's the "family values" crowd on this one? If employees can't go to church

with their families on Sunday, shouldn't Wal-Mart offer them that compensation, at least?

At the risk of repeating myself--fuck Wal-Mart all to hell.

[katnapped]

13. No no, you're thinking wrong

This is God's punishment for their actually having the nerve to work on "the lord's day". Oh, and doesn't matter if you needed that money...if you prayed harder, given 50% of your income to the church, and been born to the right family, you wouldn't have those problems! :sarcasm:

[blondeatlast]

15. Oh, dear, I missed progra--I mean, the "staff meeting" last week.

I promise I will NEVER do it again. Really, I swear... :scared:

[delightfulstar]

16. I refuse to set foot in that place unless I absolutely have to.

The way they treat their employees is a joke. So is the way they treat the communities they move into.