Recently-released emails reveal that Walmart lobbyists have been covertly collaborating with the mayor’s office to kill the Large Retail Accountability Act (LRAA). "It's outrageous that Walmart's back-channel whispers are being given more weight by the Mayor than the voices of thousands of DC residents," said Metro Council President Jos Williams. With DC Mayor Vincent Gray expected to veto the LRAA any day, the bill's supporters have turned their attention to Councilman Tommy Wells for the crucial ninth vote needed to override a veto. "We need to give Tommy an earful and flood his inbox so we can push this historic bill into law and lift the floor for D.C. retail workers," said Respect DC. The bill "could set a national precedent for improving standards in the retail sector, in addition to securing a long-overdue raise for thousands of hard-working men and women who stock the shelves, bag our groceries, and run the registers at large stores in our city. This is our real chance to stand up against low-wage employers like Walmart." Click here to email Wells.