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Journalist Rick Wartzman on Walmart: Good Intentions Are Not Enough

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The Struggle to Improve Conditions for Walmart Workers

The average starting wage at Walmart at the time was $7.65 an hour. In 2015, management proposed raising it to a minimum of $8.25 an hour. The company ultimately went to $10 an hour as their minimum wage in this two-step process.

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