So...break your arm patting yourself on the back Trump for that raise but as usual it had little to do with reality.
From OUR Walmart organization for fair pay for those workers:
WOW. WE DID IT. We got Walmart to raise it’s starting pay to $11 an hour AND provide parental leave for full-time workers. And we couldn’t have done it without you, THANK YOU.
My name is Carolyn Davis, and I’m a ten year associate from Eastern North Carolina. Last June, I traveled to Walmart Headquarters in Bentonville, AR to deliver our petition, signed by more than 100,000 associates and supporters across the country, to Walmart executives to publicly commit to paid family leave. I never thought that in less than one year we could get Walmart to provide over 500,000 workers with 10 weeks of FULL PAID LEAVE. I remember when taking time off after having a child meant scrambling between having to use PTO and LOA to cover pay. And while the new policy needs to include part-time associates, it’s still a HUGE step in the right direction.
What’s more, Walmart’s announcement to raise starting wages to $11 an hour brings us $1 closer to $15 and full-time as starting pay so we can better take care of our families. Unfortunately this announcement leaves long-term associates like me without the immediate benefit of a raise, but it’s a step in the right direction towards a sustainable, living wage for everyone.
Now is the time to keep moving forward. With your help, we can continue to help MORE Walmart workers join together and reach out next goal: moving Walmart to publicly commit to $15 and paid family leave for part-time associates!
Can you contribute $10 today to keep up the momentum?
As an OUR Walmart member, I help set the agenda for the policies we want to change at Walmart. But I can’t do the work without your support. Last year working together with our supporters like you, we decided to focus on paid family leave, a new sick time policy and $15 and full-time and we’re steps closer to two of our three priorities! AMAZING!
We're close to our goal of raising $10,000 to help us win paid family leave for EVERYONE at Walmart? Can you chip in $10 today?
Knowing you have our back makes all the difference.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Davis
Bayboro, NC
OUR Walmart member
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