[kcindymedia announcements] Kansas City IMC: Beyond the Waldemonstration a huge success.

[Sharon Lockhart]

My vote is to move this to Feature

Sharon

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Waldemonstration a huge success.


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> Beyond the Wal demonstration a huge success.
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> Monday, 27 June 2005
> by Mike Murphy
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> Summary: Over 50 people showed up on Saturday, June 25th across from the
Roeland Park Walmart to speak out against Walmart's myriad practices of
unfairness.
>
> The sidewalk across from the Roeland Park Walmart was filled with many
signs expressing the displeasure of the 50+ people who were there to speak
out against the 'Walmartization' of the nation.
>  Speakers included: Dr. Ron Faust; Vicki Walker; Herb Dicus; Jon Matthew;
and Charles Carney, plus others who offered comments at the open mike.
>
>  The event was sponsored by the Kansas City Chapter of Reclaim Democracy
in conjunction with several union locals.
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>  Speakers cited disparity in wages between men and women doing the same
job, Walmart's staunch anti-union practices, and Walmart's inadequate wages
and benefits, which result in increased burden to taxpayers in the form of
housing subsidies health care and other poverty programs. The demonstration
helped to expose the hidden cost of Walmart, citing that for every 200
employee Walmart store, over $420,000 worth of federal taxes are passed onto
taxpayers. The demonstrators felt that Walmart should not be the recipeint
of such corporate welfare, since it pocketed profits to the tune of $10.27
billion last year.
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>  Jon Matthew, Vice President of Reclaim Democracy, and organizer of the
'beyond the Wal' campaign, said "Walmart claims that market forces determine
its wages, but Costco pays its workers $16.00 an hour on average. Walmart
workers earn, on average, $6.32 an hour less than Costco workers. Also, only
48% of Walmart's workers are covered by company health insurance, but Costco
covers 82% of its employees."
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>  The demonstrators were met with supportive honks
> from those driving by, and the traffic light provided a great opportunity
for activists to get information into the hands of passing motorists. Some
motorists even stopped to join the demonstration.
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>    90.1FM KKFI's Heartland Labor Forum, heard every Thursday at 6PM, was
on hand to interview demonstrators and organizers. Listen for this on an
upcoming program.
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