Walmart shareholders to gather; presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to endorse hourly worker as

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Walmart shareholders to gather; presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to endorse hourly worker as director


FAYETTEVILLE -- About 16,000 people from around the world will converge on Northwest Arkansas this week for Walmart Inc.'s annual shareholders meeting and celebration for employees.

While the latter event, held Friday morning and known for its partylike atmosphere with A-list celebrities, typically draws the most attention, this year's formal business meeting on Wednesday is already grabbing much of the spotlight. That's because presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to attend to present a proposal filed by a Walmart employee and shareholder seeking to add an hourly employee to Walmart's board of directors.

Carolyn Davis, who is also a member of the grassroots group United for Respect, invited Sanders to present her proposal. Sanders, an independent from Vermont who is running for president as a Democrat, has challenged large employers, such as Walmart and Amazon.com, to increase workers' pay and improve benefits, such as paid sick leave.

The Wednesday meeting starts at 10:30 a.m. at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers.

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