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Unions argue Wal-Mart had role in New York wage deal

Several labor unions say more than $400,000 in contributions by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. since 2010 helped bring about the creation of an unusual taxpayer-paid subsidy last month to help employers offset a higher minimum wage in New York.

By Michael Gormley | Updated on April 16, 2013
Occupy Albany member Tom Allocco of Albany, N.Y., holds a Walmart smiley face while delivering a bag of fake money to Sen. Jeffrey Klein's office at the Capitol on Monday, April 15, 2013, in Albany. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Several labor unions say more than $400,000 in contributions by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. since 2010 helped bring about the creation of an unusual taxpayer-paid subsidy last month to help employers offset a higher minimum wage in New York.

Senate Republicans, who had long opposed an increase in the minimum wage along with some business groups, called the unions’ claim “complete and utter nonsense.” Republicans senators never had any conversation with Wal-Mart on the issue, spokesman Scott Reif said.

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