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Walmart Gives 500,000 Workers A Raise

Walmart said Thursday that it will give about 500,000 workers a pay bump. Minimum hourly wages will increase in April to about $9, a $1.75 increase above the federal minimum wage, the retail behemoth said in an earnings release.

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  • Gozzin
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    A $10 wage would still leave many workers and their families below the poverty line, but it's well above the $7.25 federal minimum wage that still prevails in states without a higher one.

    And here's the rub...

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