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Gingerbeard The Waltons are an extreme example of that "philanthropy". They didn't even consider a puny raise for their employees until dot gov gave them a huge tax break. Then it was just a smidgeon above minimum wage. Additionally they began cutting their hours taking away any benefits that they once had. Trickle down theory was the greatest hoax foisted on the american public by Ronnie Ray Gun! He was a salesman and he sold the working class their own demise with his ransacking of the unions. I have often said I would like to demonstrate trickle down theory by urinating on dear Ronnie's grave! You cannot deny those employees are are doing absolutely essential work for a mere farthing. Risking their very lives to check out your groceries. We need them far more than the Waltons!
Mon, Apr 6 at 2:56 PM
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My brother Phillip worked at Walmart in Evergreen Park, Illinois for 9 years. He liked his job and had a lot of friends there.
A few weeks ago, he left work feeling sick. He was a diabetic and was diagnosed with COVID-19. And last weekend, on Sunday afternoon, he took his last breath. It still doesn’t feel real even as I write this.
The part I can’t get over? Walmart is putting people’s lives at risk. We’re hearing that Walmart KNEW people were sick at the store and didn’t inform any of the employees. For weeks, my brother and his coworkers worked at Walmart without masks or gloves while thousands of customers came in every day. There was no enforced social distancing at the time and inadequate paid leave to make sure people weren’t going to work sick.
Walmart is refusing to act to control the spread of the virus – and it may be costing people their lives. Join me in calling on every governor in every state to force Walmart to prevent more deaths.
People are getting sick and Walmart irresponsibly denies hundreds of thousands of employees adequate paid sick leave – if someone wakes up not feeling well, they have to choose between coming to work sick and paying the bills.
Walmart should have seen this coming – and they should have done more to prevent the spread of the virus.
Governors have the power to force Walmart to close facilities with positive cases. They have the power to convene a Walmart coronavirus response task force that includes not just corporate but employees as well, to work together to solve this problem.
I can’t bring back my brother. But I can do everything in my power to prevent other Walmart employees and customers from getting infected while the company refuses to keep our communities safe. I’m asking from the bottom of my heart to click here to tell your governor to close the Walmart stores with positive cases and convene a coronavirus task force to prevent more deaths.
I want justice for my brother and his friends at Walmart. I don’t want more people to die.
Thank you,
Ms. Angela McMiller
United for Respect
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