and local media lap it up:
Gary Isham, with Carpenters Local 706, says Wal-Mart can hire anyone it pleases, but people don't have to shop there. "Well, they certainly do have that right but if they want us to spend our hard-earned dollars...in their stores, they have to be more sensitive to the folks that live here in this community.Actually, it employs members of your geographcial community, just not members of your voluntary club, who when not unemployed make at least $35 dollars an hour (PDF) in wages and benefits (for commercial construction). Apprentices start at $12 an hour.
Posted by Kevin on January, 21 2005 at 01:50 PM
