collective bargaining even though employees can t unionize. walmart tried to down play the protests earlier today. let s get one thing straight here. don t believe everything you read in the union press release. just because they say one thing doesn t mean it s going to materialize. we have seen some of these events before. it s usually a handful of associates at a handful of stores across the country. these workers have every right to fight for something that they consider to be fair. walmart made over $15 billion last year and paid its ceo $18 million. walmart has no problem hanging them out to dry. the huffington post obtained a walmart document showing low-level employee pay structure. they found if an employee starts at $8 an hour and performs flawlessly, they can expect to make $10.60 an hour after working there for six years. do the math for one year.
walmart tried to down play the protests earlier today. let s get one thing straight here. don t believe everything you read in the union press release. just because they say one thing doesn t mean it s going to materialize. we have seen some of these events before. it s usually a handful of associates at a handful of stores across the country. these workers have every right to fight for something that they consider to be fair. walmart made over $15 billion last year and paid its ceo $18 million. walmart has no problem hanging them out to dry. the huffington post obtained a walmart document showing low-level employee pay structure. they found if an employee starts at $8 an hour and performs flawlessly, they can expect to make $10.60 an hour after working there for six years. do the math for one year. that employee makes $22,000 a year after working at walmart for six years?
collective bargaining even though employees can t unionize. walmart tried to down play the protests earlier today. let s get one thing straight here. don t believe everything you read in the union press release. just because they say one thing doesn t mean it s going to materialize. we have seen some of these events before. it s usually a handful of associates at a handful of stores across the country. these workers have every right to fight for something that they consider to be fair. walmart made over $15 billion last year and paid its ceo $18 million. walmart has no problem hanging them out to dry. t the huffington post obtaineda walmart document showing low-level employee pay structure. they found if an employee starts at $8 an hour and performs flawlessly, they can expect to make $10.60 an hour after working there for six years. do the math for one year. that employee makes $22,000 a
north dakota. we try to make it work. family is important to us. we wanted to make sure we got home for christmas. so how much are we paying compared to last year? the lowest round trip air fare this year is $210, up from $175 a year ago, and you still have to pay for your bags. rental cars are actually about $10 cheaper this year, $40 a day on average. the lowest in five years. gasoline, though, averaging $3.23 for regular. last year, $3.02. $126 gets a room at a three star hotel, about the same as a year ago, movie tickets haven t changed, 10.60. groceries are up, making a holiday get together that much more expensivexpensive. the typical family is living in an environment where their wages haven t gone up in the past few years, salaries have not gone up the past few years,
$126 will get you a room at a three-star hotel. about the same. movie tickets haven t changed much. $10.60 on average. groceries are up, 4% to 5% making a holiday get together that much more expensive. the typical family is living in an environment where their wamgs have not gone up in the past few years. salaries have not gone up and yet inflation has been ticking away. especially for food and gas. if you plan to drive over the holidays, the folks hope you don t mind a friendly year end reminder. stay away from driving while distracted. it s important that you focus on the task at hand which is driving. and keep the keys away from friends or family members who may have had too much to drink this time of year. here s an interesting factoid also from gas buddy.com.