Walmart, workers in war of words over pay ahead of strikes

Washington

CONSIDER a box of donated food placed out for workers to help their colleagues put a festive meal on the table at Thanksgiving, which happened over the past few days at Walmarts in Frankfort, Indiana and Oklahoma City.

Is that touching charity for the less fortunate? Or evidence of an employer so stingy that its employees don't make enough to provide for themselves? It depends on whether you're asking Walmart or the campaigners trying to raise awareness about the retailer's low pay.

In advance of coordinated strikes at Walmarts across the United States on the day after Thanksgiving, a labour union-b…