Walmart Store Holding Thanksgiving Food Drive For Its Own Workers [link only]

Huffington Post [link only] | November 18, 2013

[grundle]

link only:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/walmart-food-drive_n_4296618.html

[grundle]

This is from a year ago, but it didn't show up when I did an archive search. A Wal-Mart in Ohio asked its customers to donate food to help feed its employees.

[dragnet2]

LOL!

[Lazamataz]

This is pretty bad PR right here. :P

[dragnet2]

A Wal-Mart in Ohio asked its customers to donate food to help feed its employees.

They should charge a surcharge for all items sold to help their employees. ☺

[cripplecreek]

So basically they’re going well above and beyond what most businesses do to help employees.

[barmag25]

These were set up by employees for other employees in the employee only area. Looks like it was more of a stunt put on by ourwalmart which is a leftist/union/protest organizing group. This was about the same time they were organizing strikes before Black Friday

http://forrespect.org

[smokingfrog]

So what?

[dragnet2]

Walmart workers elsewhere can donate money to their colleagues in need through a payroll deduction

How cool is that?

[lowbridge]

Walmart used to have profit sharing with their employees. Something they initiated when nixon was still in office. And ended it when obama was in office.

[driftdiver]

I think walmart also coaches their employees on how to apply for govt handouts.

Great business plan

[VanDeKoik]

I suppose they could just donate the food themselves? Maybe give them a cart of groceries for 1.00.

It’s just kind of strange to ask the public for food donations for your staff when you sell it and know they need it.

[Undecided 2012]

I’d think at least 10/hr is fair if I hired someone for the day it would be for $100 a day.

[griswold3]

Bingo!
this was last years’ news and yes you are correct it was a set up

[Balding_Eagle]

That’s typical starting wage at most Walmart’s.

[pnut22]

I work there. We still have profit sharing. We also have a 401K match and a stock purchase match. We also have fund raisers when an associate loses a spouse or is off for a long term illness. I can see democrats spouting this crap.. but when I read it here it is just plain disappointing.

[nascarnation]

Back in the Bush era (all of 7 or 8 yrs ago) the Dems derided the economy for providing “McJobs”

Now in the Era of Baraq, those fast foods outfits are expected to provide middle class jobs.

[WVNan]

Yes it’s disappointing. WM donates to many worthy causes in the communities in which they have stores. People should look at the amount of charitable donations they make in a year. They give a ton of food for our local food pantry.

[Shimmer1]

Yep, anything except pay them a decent wage.

[lowbridge]

What happened back in 2010?

Wal-Mart ends profit sharing with employees

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/9/wal-mart-ends-profit-sharing-employees/

Did they reinstate it?

[cripplecreek]

My sister is in store management. She says the regional management has her keep a list of 5 or 10 employees who are deserving for a surprise delivery to their home and sometimes a holiday promotion and raise.