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Cynthia Murray.
I'm a 64-year-old Walmart employee who just testified to the Senate Budget Committee.
Walmart pays its hourly workforce a poverty wage that doesn't cover basic needs, while the company has profited over $50 billion since the pandemic began.
American workers need a $15 minimum wage today — we cannot wait for corporations to do the right thing, because they won't.
Cynthia Murray is a Walmart associate from Hyattsville, MD.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.