April 05, 2005
More on Walmart
Opponents of Wal-Mart to Coordinate Efforts
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
Published: April 3, 2005
Led by Wal-Mart's longtime opponents in organized labor, a new coalition of about 50 groups - including environmentalists, community organizations, state lawmakers and academics - is planning the first coordinated assault intended to press the company to change the way it does business.
In the next few months, those critics will speak with one voice in print advertising, videos and books attacking the company, they say. They also plan to put forward an association of disenchanted Wal-Mart employees, current and former, to complain about what they call poverty-level wages and stingy benefits.
The critics have already begun lobbying in 26 states for legislation intended to embarrass Wal-Mart by disclosing how many thousands of its employees do not receive company health insurance and turn to taxpayer-financed Medicaid.
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GOOD News for Maryland!
Fair Share Health Care passed its third reading today in the Senate and now the amended version will go back to the House for a final vote.
This bill mandates that companies with over 10,000 employees spend at least 8% of their payroll on health care coverage for workers.
Posted by Melissa at April 5, 2005 09:08 PM