Goliath on the Prowl

Walmart is eyeing a community south of Salt Lake – Saratoga Springs. The artile headline in today’s Deseret News reads:
Wal-Mart eyes Saratoga:Officials see a need in north Utah County city

See a need? The mayor sees this possiblity as “a great thing”.

Meanwhile, the giant corporation has hired more lobbyists this week to ramp up its opposition to a groundbreaking bill that would force the retail giant to offer better benefits, a step that could be replicated in state houses across the nation next year.

The Maryland bill (Fair Share Health Care Act)requires companies with 10,000 or more employees in the state to spend at least 8 percent of their payroll on worker health care or pay the difference to the state. Wal-Mart is the only company in the state with that many employees that does not meet the 8 percent threshold.

The governor there vetoed the bill, defending his action with the excuse that if the bill were to pass it would be difficult to attract business to the state. State lawmakers are expected the override the veto, thus the flurry of hiring more lobbyists by Walmart.

Today Utah Jobs With Justice is holding a Walmart demonstration at a Walmart in Taylorsville, Utah. All over the country the new Walmart movie is being shown. For every step that Goliath takes it seems there are multiple steps by Davey to resist this greedy corporation.

Go Davey.