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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 ::
Wal-Mart foes detail costs to community / Public subsidizes workers, study says By Charles Burress, SF Chronicle
Miller released a 22-page report by the Democratic staff of his House committee detailing how nonunionized Wal-Mart, the largest employer in both the United States and Mexico, allegedly imposes financial burdens on local governments. A certain percentage of its workers must turn to subsidized medical care, free school lunches, housing subsidies and other taxpayer- supported welfare services, Miller said.
A typical Wal-Mart store with 200 employees would cost taxpayers $420,750 per year, according to the report. Its employees were paid an average of $8.23 an hour in 2001, compared with $10.35 for a supermarket worker, the report said.
Wal-Mart's chief spokeswoman, Mona Williams, called Miller's attack irresponsible and his figures 'pure fantasy.'
'His so-called study is clearly aimed at pleasing the labor unions who make up such a large part of his financial support,' Williams said by phone Monday from the company headquarters in Bentonville, Ark.------------------------------------------- posted 6:51 AM :: reference link ::
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