Local Walmart Worker Faces Tough Choices
Wednesday, June 11, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
"I
recently had to choose between paying the electric bill and covering my
daughter Tikia's graduation fees," writes local Walmart worker Gail Todd
(left) inSalon.
"I wish I could say this was the first time that I was deciding between
bills, but this is a constant struggle in our family and a small example of
what is means to be a Wal-Mart mom. As a parent, I don’t want to tell my kids
that it is dinner or shoes, but that is what we are facing. We work hard to
provide for our families, but most days, there just is not enough money or
time..." Click here to read
the rest of Todd's story.