Bernie Sanders Confronts Walmart Over ‘Starvation Wages’ at Shareholder Meeting
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday and directly told the company that it pays “starvation wages” to many of its staffers.
While appearing at the annual summit in Rogers, Arkansas, the 2020 Democratic candidate introduced a proposal on behalf of an employee to raise the company’s hourly wages to $15 and to allow for workers to be on the company's corporate board.
“Walmart is the largest private employer in America and is owned by the Walton family, the wealthiest family in the United States,” Sanders said while confronting shareholders. “And yet despite the incredible wealth of its owner, Walmart pays many of its employees starvation wages.”
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