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Clout St: Wal-Mart pledges $8.75 an hour for new Chicago stores but unions say it's not enough: "Wal-Mart today pledged to pay a starting wage of at least $8.75 an hour if the city allows it to build dozens of new stores in Chicago, but influential unions called the amount 'disappointing.'
The giant retailer's money offer --- 50 cents above minimum wage --- comes ahead of a key vote Thursday on a South Side store that would be only the second Wal-Mart within city limits.
Ald. Anthony Beale announced the wage concession after Wal-Mart met with city unions and committed to the $8.75 an hour figure, which is short of what the unions are seeking. Beale has been negotiating with the company in hopes of landing a Wal-Mart store that would anchor the Pullman Park development proposed for his 9th Ward.
“It was very brief,” said Chicago Federation of Labor spokesman Nick Kaleba about the meeting. “It felt like a take-it-or-leave-it kind of thing. It wasn’t really a discussion.”"
The giant retailer's money offer --- 50 cents above minimum wage --- comes ahead of a key vote Thursday on a South Side store that would be only the second Wal-Mart within city limits.
Ald. Anthony Beale announced the wage concession after Wal-Mart met with city unions and committed to the $8.75 an hour figure, which is short of what the unions are seeking. Beale has been negotiating with the company in hopes of landing a Wal-Mart store that would anchor the Pullman Park development proposed for his 9th Ward.
“It was very brief,” said Chicago Federation of Labor spokesman Nick Kaleba about the meeting. “It felt like a take-it-or-leave-it kind of thing. It wasn’t really a discussion.”"
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