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Chris Murphy: “Walmart pays its workers nothing, doesn't allow them to join…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Katie's One-on-One with Senator Chris Murphy

Published | Video Starts at 24:37

… by the rules, he did everything that was asked of him, and he is left living a life of poverty in retirement. And you know, that's because that's Walmart's intention. Walmart pays its workers nothing, doesn't allow them to join unions, and has really no retirement plan. And there are just millions of Izzies out there who think, I did everything you asked me to do and I'm left with nothing while this cadre of economic elites jets around the world with trillions of dollars in their pocket. (24:37–24:40)

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Asserts that Walmart underpays workers, restricts unionization, and lacks a retirement plan.

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