[WardFive] Re: [ward5] Follow Up to Give Wal-Mart the Boot

Please explain to us why in Big Box store should be able to operate the same way in regards to pay in a City like Washington DC, who obviously has a Commodity -- Client Base -- and a huge population that is struggling to survive (due to unemployment and a much higher cost of living).  Please explain to Bro. Ra so that the rest of us can get it?

 

Since my brain/thoughts are not for sale, I am real open to understanding how much "bigger" this is or maybe, we just need the right people on the Negotiating Team to Identify all the Income possibilities to the Walmarts and other Big Box Stores.  Like I said during the 901 discussions -- let's see the numbers so that we can negotiate the deal and come to a point where any excess is arrived at, the Community can get a big chunk of it. 

 

You see Eric, I wasn't raised to have a Slave Mentality and neither were lots of others whose forefathers were Slaves -- We would like to think that we learned from the past and also to identify the folks who get used to push the imperial agendas throughout our community!! 

 

So, Please Explain to mere humans what we are missing?? 

 

Rob Ramson

On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Eric J. Jones <ejjones.threed@gmail.com> wrote:

 

Ra

You have truly missed the real issue about this legislation.  It is a lot bigger than Wal-Mart and very short sighted.

On Jul 10, 2013 9:10 AM, <tosuave4you@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Peace and Blessings Everyone,

I strongly encourage residents to call and/or email Councilmember M. Barry, K. McDuffie, A. Bonds, V. Orange, P. Mendelson, D. Grasso, J. Graham, and J. Evans to thank them for supporting workers with their first "YES" vote and ask them to continue that support today. Interesting enough, when the bill was first introduced it had 12 sponsors (the support for the bill went from 12 to 8 between introduction and first reading. The five councilmembers that voted against the Living Wage Bill were: D. Catania, T. Wells, M. Chen, M. Bowser, and Y. Alexander.. I SAY SHAME ON THEM!

Community, it is time for DC workers to share in the cities prosperity! Contact the council today to tell them to support the Large Retailer Accountability Act! In addition, there is a rally on Wednesday, July 10th at 8:45 am at the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, before the final vote on the bill to make sure the council does not give in to Walmart's threats!

In closing, please reject the political aspirations of any Councilmember that does not support the Living Wage Bill! Also, we must galvanize our neighbors to protect our community by opposing all development plans or mega retail companies that threaten the survival of existing retail establishments in the community .

Salaam,
Ra

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