http://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-companies-paying-americans-the-least-2013-11-19?siteid=YAHOOB
This summer, thousands of fast-food workers in the U.S. went on strike in cities across the country, demanding their wages be increased to $15 an hour and the ability to unionize. To no one’s surprise, they didn’t get it. As of 2012, an estimated 4.7% of hourly workers are paid at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. According to several groups, low- and minimum-wage workers are growing faster than any other group of earners.
Meanwhile, profits at many of the corporations that employ the most minimum-wage workers have risen. McDonald’s, Wal-Mart and Target together employ several million Americans. While these companies’ profits have grown in recent years, most of their workers continue to earn low or minimum wages.
Based on the methodology used by the National Employment Law Project in its 2012 report “Big Business, Corporate Profits, and the Minimum Wage,” 24/7 Wall St. identified the 10 companies in industries that are primarily low-wage employers. These are the 10 companies paying Americans the least:
10. Starbucks
9. TJX Cos. ( TJ MAXX)
8. Macy’s
7. Darden Restaurants (OLIVE GARDEN, RED LOBSTER)
6. Sears Holdings
5. Yum Brands (PIZZA HUT, KFC, TACO BELL)
4. Kroger
3. Target
2. McDonald’s
1. Wal-Mart
AND THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP THE RETAIL IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS...
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