The pressure to raise wages at Wal-Mart, as distinct from actually unionizing it, was partly relieved when coastal America passed $15+ state level minimum wages. In big metro areas the UFCW and the unionized stores it represented were now under less pressure from Wal-Mart since the $15 starting wage equalized things a bit. This is hardly…
The pressure to raise wages at Wal-Mart, as distinct from actually unionizing it, was partly relieved when coastal America passed $15+ state level minimum wages. In big metro areas the UFCW and the unionized stores it represented were now under less pressure from Wal-Mart since the $15 starting wage equalized things a bit. This is hardly a sufficient reason to back off a unionization campaign at Wal-Mart, but it was enough for the stolid UFCW, although many locals are more militant. Also, Obamacare, which Wal-Mart actually supported, finally offered health insurance to many Walmart workers. it was a defacto subsidy to the company. And I wrote a book on much of this: The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business, still relevant after 13 years.
The pressure to raise wages at Wal-Mart, as distinct from actually unionizing it, was partly relieved when coastal America passed $15+ state level minimum wages. In big metro areas the UFCW and the unionized stores it represented were now under less pressure from Wal-Mart since the $15 starting wage equalized things a bit. This is hardly a sufficient reason to back off a unionization campaign at Wal-Mart, but it was enough for the stolid UFCW, although many locals are more militant. Also, Obamacare, which Wal-Mart actually supported, finally offered health insurance to many Walmart workers. it was a defacto subsidy to the company. And I wrote a book on much of this: The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business, still relevant after 13 years.