Local Walmart Worker Faces Tough Choices

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Local Walmart Worker Faces Tough Choices(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.  

 

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