<div id="RTEContent"> <div class="MsoNormal">BJ Swanson, </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">You have no doubt reached the height of your hypocrisy with your latest email. As Chair of the Gritman Board of Directors you are no doubt aware that Gritman pays less than $10.50 an hour plus benefits for many of its employees, <strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;">“The “living wage” in Moscow is around $10.50 an hour plus benefits. $10.50 an hour is the level where workers are able to “maintain.”, as your own words claim.</span></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">Gritman purposely creates licensed staff positions for 19.5 hours or less a week at less than $20 an hour so it does not have to pay full-time benefits to its employees.<span style=""> </span>Gritman pays its nurses almost 50% less, $20 an hour, tha!
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average entry level nurse, $30 an hour. It also uses and abuses the practice of Licensed Practical Nurses, or LPNs, instead of Registered Nurses, or RNs, because they can get away with paying them 20-40% less even though they can do about 85% of the work an RN can. LPNs were originally created during WWII because of the lack of RNs and Doctors. They should not be used in place of RNs to save Gritman money.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">As anyone can read for themselves, at <a href="http://www.gritman.org/careers/careers.asp">http://www.gritman.org/careers/careers.asp</a> most of the jobs listed are <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">“(0 - 39 hours per 2 week pay period)”. That is less than 19.5 hours a week. At a MAXIMUM start rate of $20 an hour, that is less than $10 hour for a full time worker. And at less than 20 hours a week they are not getting benefits. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <d!
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class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Gritman also employs certified nurses assistants, cafeteria workers, phlebotomists, house keepers, gift shop workers, and other medical assistants and staff that make far less than nurses with the same maximum of 19.5 hours a week. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">In addition to your hypocrisy about nonlivable wages by large corporations in this town, you have also neglected to research your own company, AmericanWest Bank and the practices by the board of Directors. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div> <div
class="MsoNormal">The Board of Directors for AmericanWest Bank is full of minions just like Wal-Mart. For example <strong>Craig D. Eerkes</strong>, President of Sun Pacific Energy, Inc. A company that has the worst environmental record in the northwest, working with favorites of Green Peace like Exxon Mobile.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div> <div class="MsoNormal">And let us also not forget board member <strong>Donald H. Livingstone, who has close ties to Sodexho-Marriot, the company with the worst human rights record in the world.<o:p></o:p></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p> </o:p></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong>BJ, I suggest when you show up to protest the senseless slaughter of animals for clothing that you not be wearing a fur coat and alligator purse.<o:p><br> </o:p><br> Take Care,<o:p></o:p></strong></div> <div
class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p> </o:p></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong>Donovan J <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <br><br><b><i>"B. J. Swanson" <bjswan@moscow.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"> <o:SmartTagType
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</style> </o:SmartTagType></o:SmartTagType></o:SmartTagType></o:SmartTagType></o:SmartTagType><div class="Section1"> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Jeff.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">I assume you’re joking when you say </span></font><font color="black"><span style="color: black;">“I suspect their stats are probably reliable, as the consequences of being wrong would bring swift retribution.”</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> I doubt that Wal-Mart has any fear of retribution as evidenced by the mor!
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5,000 lawsuits currently pending against them dealing with a wide variety of unethical practices including discrimination against women, hiring undocumented aliens and paying them less than $3/hour, wide-spread inflated scanner settings, forcing associates to work “off the time clock,” etc. Obviously a few slanted facts are not a big deal to them. The Wal-Mart website also contains profound statements like </span></font><b><font color="black"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">“</span></font></b><strong><b><font color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Wal-Mart does not encourage our associates to apply for public assistance.”</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;">Perhaps researching a little further into the numbers would reveal that the $9.20 an hour average wage includes truck drivers. Apparently Wal-Mart has been unable to monopolize the trucking industry, YET. If truck drivers are removed from the average wages the remaining workers, including management, average around $8.20 an hour and less than one-third qualify or can afford health insurance. The “living wage” in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> is around $10.50 an hour plus benefits. $10.50 an hour is the level where workers are able to “maintain.” More than that usually indicates workers are able to contribute to the community.&!
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Less than that and the worker needs assistance to survive. The relative size of Wal-Mart and its projected impact on <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> as the second largest employer paying less than living wage jobs is a big concern.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;">Regarding buying from <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> vendors, a further look will reveal Wal-Mart’s usual predatory practices. I personally know a small <st1:place w:st="on">Northern Idaho</st1:place> business who was delighted to g!
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contract from Wal-Mart. But the contract included not paying for goods for 120 days. That means four months without payment or interest, while having to pay workers and inventory costs on much shorter terms. Then, Wal-Mart wanted more and more goods until Wal-Mart was buying 90% of the small businesses goods and still demanding more. Then, Wal-Mart started ratcheting down the price, and still on 120 day terms. The small business nearly went broke before they realized Wal-Mart was controlling them and breaking them. <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> is a very honest, trusting culture. Sometimes to our detriment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div
class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;">There are currently around 70 jobs in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alturas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> paying an average of $24.00 an hour plus benefits. You will find these people on many contributor lists throughout <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, including Latah Trail, Kenworthy, IRP, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Prichard</st1:place></st1:City>, etc. Rezoning the land on the eastern boundary of Alturas for Wal-Mart will severely restrict the ability to expand <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alturas</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and continue to attract bus!
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that actually contribute to the community instead of sucking it dry.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;">B. J. Swanson <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font face="Times !
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Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <hr tabindex="-1" align="center" size="2" width="100%"> </span></font></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold;">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b>Jeff Harkins<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, November 26, 2005 6:11 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] Data about WalMart Impact in <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> Wages</span></font><o:p></o:p></div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Tim!
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Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <h1 style="margin-bottom: 24pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Here is an excerpt from the WalMart website. I suspect their stats are probably reliable, as the consequences of being wrong would bring swift retribution.<br> <br> Of particular note is the average wage of $ 9.20 and the fact that WalMart employs 6,774 people in the state. At a wage rate of $9.20 and an assumed work year of 2080 hours the average annual wage is $19,136. <br> <br> Here is a link to the data for wages for all occupational groups in <st1:place w:st="on">North Idaho</st1:place>. The stats are as of May, 2005. The stats are quite robust and should provide you with hours of fun as you compare your current wage with the state average. Here is the link to the data: <a
href="http://lmi.idaho.gov/admin/uploadedPublications/3753_north_idaho.pdf" eudora="autourl">http://lmi.idaho.gov/admin/uploadedPublications/3753_north_idaho.pdf</a> . If you want info about education jobs, you will need to go to Appendix C of the report. If you have trouble finding that link, please advise and I will provide it.<br> You can download the data.<br> <br> Other points of interest include spending almost $185 million with <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> suppliers - supporting 15,934 supplier jobs.<br> <br> <br> <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> Community Impact<br> <br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1> <h3><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Real Estate <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3> <div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Wal-Mart's presence in <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> includes: <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <h4><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Stores, Clubs, Distribution Centers and other facilities (as of October2005)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Supercenters: 14<br> Discount Stores: 3<br> Neighborhood markets: 0<br> SAM'S CLUBS: 1<br> Distribution Centers: 0<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Average store size (national average)</span></b> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Supercenter</span></b>: 186,077 sq. ft. with approx. 116,000 items <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Discount Store</span></b>: 98,079 sq. ft. with approx. 62,500 items <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Neighborhood Market</span></b>: 42,286 sq. ft. with approx. 38,845 items !
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAM'S CLUB</span></b>: 127,776 sq. ft. with approx. 6,000 items <o:p></o:p></span></font></div> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"> <br> <br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4> <h3 style="margin-bottom: 13.5pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">People<br> <br> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3> <h4><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Employment Facts<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h4> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">In <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>, the total number of Wal-Mart associates is 6,774 (as of October 2005). <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-siz!
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9pt;">The average wage for regular full-time hourly associates in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> is $9.20 per hour (Wal-Mart Discount Stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets). Additionally, associates are eligible for performance-based bonuses. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">In recent years, Wal-Mart has contributed four percent of an associate's eligible pay to their combined Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </ul> <div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <h3><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Suppliers<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="f!
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9pt;">In 2004, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. spent $184,548,727 for merchandise and services with 335 suppliers in the state of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>. As a result of Wal-Mart's relationship with these suppliers, Wal-Mart supports 15,934 supplier jobs in the state of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><i><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-style: italic;">Supplier figures provided by Dun & Bradstreet </span></font></i><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </ul> <div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <h3><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Taxes and Fees<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3> <ul type="disc"> !
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class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Wal-Mart collected on behalf of the state of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> more than $68.3 million in sales taxes in 2004 <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Wal-Mart paid more than $9.8 million in state and local taxes in the state of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> in 2004. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </ul> <div class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div> <h3><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Community Involvement<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: !
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2004, Wal-Mart Stores and SAM'S CLUB gave $753,242 to local causes and organizations in the communities they serve in the state of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State>. In addition, many charities and organizations received in-kind donations and additional funds raised through stores and CLUBS in the amount of $219,492, for a grand total of $972,734 contributed through Wal-Mart's presence across the state. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Examples of some of the efforts in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State> that our company made in 2004 to reach out to the community include: <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <ul type="circle"> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Safe Neighborhood Heroes Grants: $39,250 <o:p></o:p></span></fon!
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<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Literacy Grants: $30,250 <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Community Scholarships: $33,000 <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Teacher of the Year Grants: $27,000 <o:p></o:p></span></font></li> </ul> <li class="MsoNormal" style=""><st1:State w:st="on"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Idaho</span></font></st1:State><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">'s 2004 Teacher of the Year is Conr</span></font>ad <font size="1"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">Garner from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bonners</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ferry</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High
School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in Bonners Ferry.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></li> </ul> </div> _____________________________________________________<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br> http://www.fsr.net <br> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯<br></blockquote><br></div><p>
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