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Walmart, America's largest employer, recently announced a pay raise half a million of its associates: To nine bucks an hour by April and $10 bucks a year from now. This as the behemoth retailer continues to be criticized for its low wages and benefits and its reliance on part-time workers. Amid national debate about hiking the minimum wage, what impact will Walmart's pay bump make?
Guests:
Bill Kosteas, Professor of Labor and International Economics at Cleveland State University.
Harriet Applegate, Executive Secretary of the North Shore Federation of Labor.
Keith Ashmus, attorney with Frantz Ward, he is also past-president of the National Small Business Association, past chair of the Council of Smaller Enterprises.
Guests:
Bill Kosteas, Professor of Labor and International Economics at Cleveland State University.
Harriet Applegate, Executive Secretary of the North Shore Federation of Labor.
Keith Ashmus, attorney with Frantz Ward, he is also past-president of the National Small Business Association, past chair of the Council of Smaller Enterprises.
March 3, 2015