June 4, 2014
“Let’s be clear on what’s happening here. Even though the company can easily afford it, Walmart refuses to pay its workers decent wages. So it relies on taxpayers to make up the difference by funding government assistance programs for its employees. The company and its controlling family then avoid paying… Read More»
Tags: 1 percent, 1%, Americans for Tax Fairness, ceo, CEO pay, Institute for Policy Studies, Mike Duke, taxes, Walmart, Waltons
August 26, 2013
On Thursday, August 22nd, nine former Walmart workers were arrested in front of Walmart’s federal lobbying offices in Washington, D.C., demanding to go back to work. These workers had been questionably terminated after they went on strike against unfair labor practices at the company in June leading up to Walmart’s… Read More»
Tags: LRAA, Mike Duke, Walmart