I have coworkers . . . barely making it : A Kroger employee on the recent shareholder vote over wages

Get the Full StoryKroger shareholders just voted against a proposal to institute a living wage. One worker shares how a pay increase could change the lives of her colleagues.

During Kroger s annual meeting last week, shareholders voted against a proposal that could have secured higher wages for hundreds of thousands of workers employed by the grocery giant. The majority of shareholders about 83 ultimately rejected the proposal, which was brought by a trio of activist investors and urged the company to pay workers a living wage that would provide the minimum earnings necessary to meet a family s basic needs.

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