Walmart continues to pay its workers an average of a measly $8.81 despite being America’s largest employer. This low pay not only devastates families by keeping them below the poverty line, it also is hurting our national economy. Workers starting to stand up to demand higher pay and better benefits with strikes around the holidays.
A new study shows that the 2.2 million Walmart employees would not be the only ones to benefit from a small pay raise. A recent study by Demos, a think tank, describes the immense power Walmart and other retailers have over the economy.
Read more: How Walmart Could Change the US Economy
