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Category Archives: Walmart
$15 An Hour? You Bet!
Here is a brief video from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (ICCI) concerning the move for a minimum wage of $15 per hour in Polk County. $15 an hour works out to slightly over $30,000 per year before taxes for … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, minimum wage, Walmart
Tagged Nick Hanauer, subsidies for corporations
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Walmart, Work and Value
The consensus in social media was Walmart’s substantial stock decline on Wednesday – in advance of lower earnings projections – couldn’t have happened to a better group of jerks. The jerks are the five individuals and groups who together own … Continue reading
Posted in Walmart
Tagged income inequality, Raise the Wage, walmart, walton wealth
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Republicans Fake Concern About Income Inequality
The Iowa senate passed a raise in minimum wage Monday on pretty much of a party line vote. One Republican joined twenty six Democrats to pass the bill. This would be good news if Democrats controlled the other legislative House … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Economy, Elizabeth Warren, GOP, Iowa Policy Project, Jobs, minimum wage, poverty, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy, Walmart
Tagged mark dayton, Minnesota, Scott Walker, Wisconsin
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Thanksgiving Tales 2 – ALEC Wines And Dines Your Representative
After all the food is eaten and the shopping has been started and after Americans return at least for a while to there workaday reality, corporations will wine and dine state legislators from across the land quietly in Washington DC. … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Corporate Greed, Economy, Walmart
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Thanksgiving Tales 1: Working In America
As in the past three years, Walmart workers and sympathizers are once again picketing stores across the country for better wages and working conditions. The crushing of unions across the country and especially at Walmart has led to the deplorable … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Greed, Economy, union busting, Walmart
Tagged wealth disparity, workers
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Net Neutrality And Other Thoughts
Internet Neutrality appears to be dead. If you want to know what that will mean in practical terms, I have been told to look at our current wasteland of a cable and satellite TV system. I suppose you could add … Continue reading
The Shame Of The Republicans
Last Week when our main stream media made a big to do about the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the “War On Poverty” they gave plenty of time for Republicans to strut in front of cameras across the country … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Economy, Food Insecurity, GOP, Hunger In America, Jobs, Republican Obstruction, Republicn Policy, SNAP, unemployment insurance, Walmart
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Walmart Protest In Iowa City.
Protesters gathered at the turn off to Walmart from Hwy. 1 in south Iowa City yesterday. They held signs to passing motorists and got many approving thumbs up and honks. One young man told one protester to go back to … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Economy, Food Insecurity, Jobs, Labor, Walmart
Tagged decent benefits, living wage
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Walmart Protest
Just a reminder that There will be a protest of low wages at Walmart in Iowa City beginning at noon today. No doubt workers would welcome your support.
Quick Hits – Black Friday Protest Walmart
From what I understand there will be an action at the Iowa City Walmart on Hwy. 1 west at noon on Nov. 29. If you can take an hour or two to support these brave folk in their struggle for … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Obamacare, SNAP, Walmart
Tagged JFK, Liz Cheney, Walmart workers
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