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Trumka blasts Obama on Walmart
[POLITICO] AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka bashed President B.O. and Vice President Biden for "valorizing" Walmart pledges to hire returning veterans."Walmart's recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans is more about public relations than honoring our heroes," Trumka said. "That this effort was valorized by President B.O. and Vice President Biden reflects an acceptance of economic failure out of line with America's history or future. "We owe it to our returning veterans to make sure they are treated as the heroes they are, rather than as symbols used to "greenwash" Walmart's eroding brand. After facing enemies abroad, is an $8.81 an hour part-time job the best we can offer returning veterans?" Obama, Biden and their wives participated in a White House event last week announcing the commitments by Walmart and other companies to hire veterans. The retailer pledged to hire "any honorably discharged veteran within his or her first 12 months off active duty beginning this Memorial Day," according to the White House announcement. Posted by: Fred 2013-05-08 |
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