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    The document discusses Walmart's unfair labor practices compared to Costco. Walmart caps employee hours at 34 per week to avoid providing benefits and pays an average of $8.81 per hour. This results in annual wages of $15,576 for maximum hours worked. In contrast, Costco pays $21 per hour on average and provides benefits, resulting in annual wages of $43,680. The document argues that raising prices 46 cents per shopping trip would allow Walmart to match Costco's wages and benefits for employees.

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    The document discusses Walmart's unfair labor practices compared to Costco. Walmart caps employee hours at 34 per week to avoid providing benefits and pays an average of $8.81 per hour. This results in annual wages of $15,576 for maximum hours worked. In contrast, Costco pays $21 per hour on average and provides benefits, resulting in annual wages of $43,680. The document argues that raising prices 46 cents per shopping trip would allow Walmart to match Costco's wages and benefits for employees.

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    The document discusses Walmart's unfair labor practices compared to Costco. Walmart caps employee hours at 34 per week to avoid providing benefits and pays an average of $8.81 per hour. This results in annual wages of $15,576 for maximum hours worked. In contrast, Costco pays $21 per hour on average and provides benefits, resulting in annual wages of $43,680. The document argues that raising prices 46 cents per shopping trip would allow Walmart to match Costco's wages and benefits for employees.

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    UncoveringWalmartsUnfairLaborPractices

    ByBradAdams

    AccordingtotheBureauofLaborStatistics,theworkingpoorisdefinedbysomeone
    whoworks27weeksorlessinayear.Workingpoorcanalsobeextendedtopeoplemakingvery
    lowwages.InWalmartscase,workingpoorissomeonewhoworkstotheirgreatestextent.
    Walmartisknownforitsunfairlaborpractices,includingcappingworkinghoursat34perweek,
    justbelowwhenthebenefitsofbeingafulltimeworkerkickin.Thesebenefitsincludehealth
    insurance,multiplebathroombreaks,therighttoformunions,amongotherbasicneeds.
    Walmartregularlyseesturnoverratesashighas44%peryear,meaning44%oftheir
    employeeswillleavebeforeoneyearofwork.Costco,ontheotherhand,regularlyseesturnover
    ratesaslowas6%peryear.1Thisstarkdifferenceinemployeeretentionliessolelyinthewages
    andbenefitsthatthecompaniesgivetotheiremployees.Walmartpaysanaverageof$8.81per
    hour2 ,whereasCostcopaysanaverageof$21.00perhour.3 TheaverageWalmartworker,
    workingthemaximum34hoursperweek,willmake$15,576peryear,beforeessentialexpenses
    likehealthinsurance.TheaverageCostcoworker,working40hoursperweek,willmake
    $43,680,withhealthinsuranceprovidedbythecompany.ThismeansthattheWalmartworker
    willspendaminimumof$2,676peryearonhealthinsuranceinthestateofCalifornia4,lowering
    theirincometo$12,900.
    Howcantwopeople,workinginthesameindustry,havesuchadifferenceinsalary?
    HowcanWalmart,whichreported$485billioninrevenuein20145,payitsworkerssomuchless
    thanCostco,whichreported$116billioninrevenue6?
    Variousworkersrightsmovements,includingtryingtoformunions,arefrownedupon
    andoppressedbyWalmart.7Ontheotherside,over15,000Costcoworkersareinsomesortof
    union,andsuccessfullyarguefortheirrightsonmanyoccasions.8 Walmartwillcontinuetohave
    theupperhandonitsemployeesuntiltheyaregiventhechancetoformaunion.
    Inconclusion,ifWalmartraisedtheaverageshoppingtrippriceby46centseach,they
    wouldbeabletoprovidetheiremployeeswithalloftheservicesandwagesthatCostcoprovides

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    totheiremployees.9Peopleslives,peoplesshoppingexperiences,andWalmart'sturnoverrate
    couldbesignificantlyimprovediftheyimplementedtheseimprovements.

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