A study released yesterday by the non-profit Fiscal Policy Institute shows that retail is the industry sector that employs the biggest chunk of the 1.3 million low-wage workers in this city — that is, workers earning less than $13 per hour. Nearly half of these 176,000 low-wage retail workers earn less than $10 an hour, and the majority lack health insurance.
This re-affirms our belief that Wal-Mart’s business ethics and practices are not good for our city. There is more to life than cheap underwear.
Happy Holidays everyone.
That’s why New Yorkers go outside of NYC. The Green Acres Wal-Mart does a huge numbers. And guess what? 80% of shoppers are from NYC