Chicago Requires Big Box Stores to Pay Living Wage:
Chicago's City Council has required big box stores, like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, to pay $10 per hour and at least $3 per hour in benefits. The measure still has to get past Mayor Daley, who was opposed to the bill, as the stores have threatened to leave the city if the measure is passed.
A Wal-Mart spokesman, John Simley, called the measure "sad—this puts politics ahead of working men and women." Reportedly, starting wages around the Chicago area for Wal-Mart employees is currently $7.25 an hour with average pay at $11 per hour.
Chicago's City Council has required big box stores, like Wal-Mart and Home Depot, to pay $10 per hour and at least $3 per hour in benefits. The measure still has to get past Mayor Daley, who was opposed to the bill, as the stores have threatened to leave the city if the measure is passed.
A Wal-Mart spokesman, John Simley, called the measure "sad—this puts politics ahead of working men and women." Reportedly, starting wages around the Chicago area for Wal-Mart employees is currently $7.25 an hour with average pay at $11 per hour.
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