Walmart announces hourly rate hike to at least $9

The largest private employer in the U.S, Walmart, has announced that all workers will now make at least $9 an hour.

The discount retail chain has come under fire for, in many cases, barely paying the legal minimum wage.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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