Senator Warren has a new mission to help promote her populist standing. She is holding information sessions to gain support to force local school districts nationwide to raise the pay of teachers. Warren says teachers are mostly underpaid and raising pay will increase their performance and the quality of education plus she said, “Local property taxes will only increase modestly.”
Sound like a good idea? I made it up‼️
What Warren is actually doing is holding sessions on the pay provided by Rose Florist Shop in Podunk, Utah and the Acme Tool Company in Marietta, Ga. She says they can afford to pay more.
Okay, I made that up too.
What Warren is really (really) doing is targeting Walmart (what’s new)? Why in the hell is a US Senator using her position to stick her nose in the business of Walmart or any other company? Of course the answer is simple, it’s good populist publicity, it helps position her as the champion of the underdog. Buzzwords and bullshit don’t require logical thinking, they fit well on a poster or news bulletin.
If Walmart is violating labor laws that’s one thing and she has the obligation to bring pressure on government agencies to enforce the law and apply appropriate penalties. However, as long as Walmart is complying with local and national minimum pay laws, what Walmart pays is none of her business, especially in her role as a US Senator.
What Walmart can afford to pay is irrelevant. Every company probably could pay more if it wanted to lower earnings and increase prices… and suffer the consequences in the market. Every company will pay more if it cannot hire the workers it needs.
Anyone who doesn’t like Walmart for whatever reason should stop shopping there. Anyone who thinks they pay unfairly should not apply for a job. If the Country wants a higher minimum wage so the lowest paid, unskilled worker earns $15.00 an hour, so be it. However, before we target one employer for higher wages applied to cashiers and stockers, we should keep in mind that starting salaries in some parts of the Country for teachers, police officers and other skilled jobs are at the level claimed to be fair for unskilled Walmart workers. On one hand we have this push and on the other Obama wants to legalize up to five million largely low skilled illegal aliens so they can join the legal workforce. That should put pressure on Walmart hiring. LOL
Elizabeth Warren is Obama on Starbucks caffeinated coffee brewed by a low paid barista. Regardless of whether your political bent is left or right, you should be concerned about this intrusion into an individual company’s operation. Who’s next?
If Walmart employees rely on Medicaid and food stamps is that Walmart’s fault? Would these workers rely on the same programs if they worked elsewhere? The problem is not where they work, but that their work skills do not allow them to command a higher wage. We hear constantly of the growing economy and jobs during the last six years. Surely there is little but their own qualities keeping low-paid workers from seeking better employment and a better future.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren D-Mass. has it out for Walmart. On Tuesday, the freshman senator will hold an event on Capitol Hill calling out the retail giant for its low wages and terrible employment practices. The briefing will be held a week ahead of the nationwide anti-Walmart protests planned for Black Friday.Warren will be joined by Rep. George Miller D-Calif.; members of OUR Walmart, a union-backed group helping organize Walmart workers; and representatives from other labor groups. Warren and her colleagues also plan to discuss legislation that could help Walmart employees and other low-wage workers around the country, including measures that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, forbid unpredictable irregular work schedules for part-time workers, and help prevent employers from retaliating against workers who share wage information.Roughly 825,000 of Walmarts hourly store employees earn less than $25,000 a year. About 600,000 Walmart workers are part-time, and many rely on food stamps and Medicaid. Walmart, the largest private employer in the US, says its average full-time hourly wage is $12.83, though OUR Walmart has calculated it as closer to $9 an hour.
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