It may have seemed a herculean task , but retail workers have just scored an unprecedented win against a retail giant . Yannet Lathrop : Walmart announced it 's raising base wage to $ 10/hour for its 500,000 workers -- a good step , but not enough . The company is also increasing the minimum hourly pay from $7.25 an hour to $10 per hour. Other companies do this ; workers must keep pushing Walmart .
Yannet Lathrop : Walmart announced it 's raising base wage to $ 10/hour for its 500,000 workers -- a good step , but not enough . The company is also increasing the minimum hourly pay from $7.25 an hour to $10 per hour. Other companies do this ; workers must keep pushing Walmart .