07-10-2013, 01:24 AM
Walmart is threatening to cancel 3 proposed new stores and possibly stop construction on 3 other stores now underway in the District of Columbia if the city council approves a living wage bill that would require Walmart to pay workers at least $12.50 an hour.
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/bl...ut-of.html
I say pass the bill, let them go. If consumer demand is there, other less stingy retailers will come in and meet that.
FYI - these are average salaries at Costco:
http://www.glassdoor.com/Hourly-Pay/Cost...-E2590.htm
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/bl...ut-of.html
I say pass the bill, let them go. If consumer demand is there, other less stingy retailers will come in and meet that.
FYI - these are average salaries at Costco:
http://www.glassdoor.com/Hourly-Pay/Cost...-E2590.htm