Macy's likes to talk about a lot of things. Their commitment to the NYC area, their parade and fireworks on big holidays and of course they love talking about what's on sale.
But here's something the local media wasn't going to give Macy's credit for, that they so very much deserve to have shouted from rooftops; Macy's helped lobby Texas Governor Rick Perry to veto the Texas Living Wage bill.
Yes, the same Texas governor who not too long ago said all kinds of nasty things about New York City and promised to take jobs away from the area and relocate them to Texas. Macy's seemingly didn't hear Perry when he was in the city last OR they just don't care:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) vetoed a bill this summer to help prevent wage discrimination after receiving letters against the measure from retailers like Macy's and Kroger Food Stores, according to documents newly obtained by the Houston Chronicle.
Macy's is using your money to screw over current and future employees in the Republic of Texas, how classy. But why no mention of it here Macy's? If you feel so confident that lobbying against your employees getting more take home pay is in everyone's best interests why not post it on your corporate Facebook page? Why not put a statement out on your company website happily admitting how you spend your lobbying money.
We just thought Macy's might like us to talk about how they spend their lobbying money so everyone up here in the free states of New York and New Jersey can decide if they still want to support a company with such shitty corporate values. Forty-two states have passed equal pay laws similar to the one Perry vetoed. Women currently make only 77 cents for every dollar men earn.
Thanks Macy's, we're going to show you for who you really are...
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