Labor & Economic News Blog

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Target: Wal-Mart Lite

Target: Wal-Mart Lite
Source: Corpwatch
Shopping in a Target store, you know you’re not in Wal-Mart. But the differences may be mostly skin deep. “People ask what the difference between Wal-Mart and Target is,” said UFCW organizer Bernie Hesse. “Nothing, except that Wal-Mart is six times bigger. The wages start at $7.25 to $7.50 an hour [at Target]. They’ll say that’s a competitive wage, but they can’t say it’s a living wage. We know a lot of their managers are telling people, ‘If we find out you’re involved in organizing a union you’ll get fired.’”

 



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