Bernie Sanders Confronts Walmart Over ‘Starvation Wages’ at Shareholder Meeting

Stephen Lam/ReutersSen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at Walmart’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday and directly told the company that it pays “starvation wages” to many of its staffers. While appearing at the annual summit in Rogers, Arkansas, the 2020 Democratic candidate introduced a proposal on behalf of an employee to raise the company’s hourly wages to $15 and to allow for workers to be on the company's corporate board. “Walmart is the largest private emp