This is part three of my wal mart attack. If for some reason you cant get the first two parts, message me, and Ill repost them. I will later repost the entire thing on one setting.
Liza Featherstone, a writer for The Nation, stated that “Wal-Mart is a grave threat to unionized workers’ jobs. It threatens all American ideals that are at odds with profit – justice, equality and [fundamental] fairness.” (14) What can be done to stop Wal-Mart before it bulldozes everything in its path? Since California often leads the country in progressive legislation, and becomes the national exemplar, I advocate To the California State Legislature pass a bill that will require retail corporations that employ over 15,000 people in California to do the following three things: first, have a set minimum wage of 13 dollars an hour; second, offer a 40 hour a week job to at least 60% of their employees; and third, pay 80% of their employee’s health insurance premiums. A middle class will struggle to exist if large corporations pay its employees $8 an hour with no benefits, and this bill will prevent them from doing so. Retail corporations that employ 15,000 people make enough profit to follow these regulations. Wal-Mart employs over 15,000 people in Los Angeles County alone (Laedc). Read More »
