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Re: Wal-Mart Just Announced That It's Giving 500,000 Workers a Raise  

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What's not mentioned is that this was motivated, in part, by the fact that many states have recently raised their minimum wage so quoting how much higher Wal-Mart's average starting wage for a new 'associate' is above the FEDERAL minimum wage is a bit disingenuous:

http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx




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Wal-Mart Just Announced That It's Giving 500,000 Workers a Raise
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Thu, 19 Feb 15 7:51 PM
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Wal-Mart Just Announced That It's Giving 500,000 Workers a Raise

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-19/walmart-just-announced-that-it-s-giving-500-000-workers-a-raise


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