What is Shiva? Shiva is the week long period of mourning following a loved oneâs death. During this time, family members traditionally gather in one home to receive visitors. The word âshivaâ means seven, signifying the seven day mourning period in which mourners are supposed to sit low to the ground. Shiva is a time to show support to the family of the person who died.
Walmart employs an astounding 2.1 million people. In the United States alone, the company employs 1.4 million people. This is a staggering 1% of the U.S.'s 140 million working population. Walmart, in other words, matters. Its payrolls, and its pay, move the needle. And right now, many people argue, Walmart is very much part of the problem.
Walmart chief executive Doug McMillon said in February that the giant retailer would boost the entry wage for current associates to $9 an hour in April, while associates are slated to earn at least $10 an hour by next February. Real hourly wages of the median American worker were only 5 percent higher in 2013 than in 1975, the report found. For the lowest paid workers, those in the bottom decile of earners, their wages were actually 5 percent lower than in 1975. Altogether, many middle- and low-wage American workers are suffering from stagnating or falling income. The trend toward employer cuts in benefits is adding to the crisis, the report found.