Chain gang construction at Wal-Mart.In Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee , Wal-Mart  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. is using a new strategy to keep wages down--prison labor. Inmates at the Fox Lake State Prison are building a Wal-Mart distribution center in Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, city (1990 pop. 14,196), Dodge co., SE Wis., on Beaver Dam Lake, in a productive farm and dairy area; inc. 1856. Industries included food processing, metal and metal products fabrication, printing, and machinery manufacturing. . Their average wage is about $9 an hour. According to according toprep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a spokesman for the Department of Corrections, those earnings are put toward the inmates' room, board and transportation. The inmates, of course, can't demand higher wages or better working conditions, like the 1.2 million Wal-Mart workers around the country who don't have a union. |
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