Wal-Mart Gets The Nod to Buid

[Ava]

Wal-Mart gets the nod to build.....


This is very good news for the economy in D.C. and will offer jobs to thousands of people who still want them.




Mayor Vincent C. Gray on Thursday vetoed a bill that would raise the minimum wage at many large retail stores, setting up a crucial vote next week in the D.C. Council where proponents of the bill do not appear to have the support to override it.

The decision, if it stands, means Wal-Mart will continue to build six stores slated for the District — a victory for the retailer that has experienced workforce unrest over wages as it attempts to expand into urban areas across the country.

Announcing his veto decision, Mr. Gray called the bill a “job killer” and stressed that other retailers, not just Wal-Mart, made it clear to him that if the bill passed they would reconsider expanding in the city.

Read more: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray vetoes 'living wage' bill with nod to Wal-Mart - Washington Times
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[Ava]

Wal-Mart gets the nod to build.....


This is very good news for the economy in D.C. and will offer jobs to thousands of people who still want them.




Mayor Vincent C. Gray on Thursday vetoed a bill that would raise the minimum wage at many large retail stores, setting up a crucial vote next week in the D.C. Council where proponents of the bill do not appear to have the support to override it.

The decision, if it stands, means Wal-Mart will continue to build six stores slated for the District — a victory for the retailer that has experienced workforce unrest over wages as it attempts to expand into urban areas across the country.

Announcing his veto decision, Mr. Gray called the bill a “job killer” and stressed that other retailers, not just Wal-Mart, made it clear to him that if the bill passed they would reconsider expanding in the city.

Read more: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray vetoes 'living wage' bill with nod to Wal-Mart - Washington Times
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SNIPS:

The mayor vetoed the bill nearly 60 days after the it was approved by a divided council on an 8-5 vote. An override of the veto would require nine votes, but it seemed unlikely Thursday that any of the five members who voted against the bill are willing to change sides. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, a Democrat, has scheduled the override vote for the council’s next full meeting Tuesday.

Wal-Mart officials have said their jobs are particularly valuable in inner cities, where unemployment is often at double-digit levels and many young people are seeking first-time employment. The company announced its campaign to enter urban markets several years ago as it was experiencing a slump during the recession.

Read more: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray vetoes 'living wage' bill with nod to Wal-Mart - Washington Times
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[syrenn]

good for walmart!

i wish they could build one here in SF.

 

[Ava]

good for walmart!

i wish they could build one here in SF.

News Flash: Update: SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory compared Wal-Mart to the leader of Nazi Germany at a "living wage" rally in front of the D.C. City Council on Tuesday.

"When you look at Hitler and those thugs, you can put Wal-Mart right next to them," Gregory said in his speech to the 150 or so people at the event. The crowd was gathered to protest D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's veto of a bill that would have singled out the retail giant and forced it pay its employees $12.50 an hour.




UPDATE: SNIPS:
Published September 17, 2013
Associated Press


WASHINGTON – An effort to require Wal-Mart and other large retailers to pay their employees a "living wage" of at least $12.50 an hour met its end Tuesday when the D.C. Council failed to override Mayor Vincent Gray's veto.

Two of the stores Wal-Mart plans to build are in majority-black communities east of the Anacostia River, an area that has substantially higher poverty and unemployment than the rest of the city. Good news for consumers.

"We look forward to being part of the solution in communities across D.C., especially in areas east of the river that have been traditionally overlooked by major retailers," Wal-Mart spokesman Steven Restivo said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...t-dies-in-dc/?intcmp=latestnews#ixzz2fCpuiNeN