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AFL-CIO President John Sweeney
It is appalling that our nation�s largest employer is driving the corporate race to the bottom in wages and benefits. Just 46 percent of Wal-Mart�s workers have any kind of health insurance according to a recent AFL-CIO study, and Wal-Mart proudly points out that many of its workers use public healthcare programs that are taxpayer funded. When companies like Wal-Mart force wages down and shirk any responsibility for benefits, entire communities suffer. Wal-Mart also demands the lowest wages of the workers who manufacture the products it sells, often overseas, fueling sweatshops worldwide.

Rather than punishing undocumented immigrants � who are working hard, paying taxes and contributing to society � we should hold employers like Wal-Mart accountable for not honoring workers' rights and paying a living wage.
�Common Dreams 10.24.03