New York (CNN Business) First Amazon. Now Walmart.

Senator Bernie Sanders plans to unveil legislation on Thursday titled The Stop Walmart Act, aimed at raising wages at the retail giant. Walmart , along with Amazon American Airlines and several other large companies, have drawn Sanders' ire because he says they don't pay workers a living wage.

Sanders points out that the Walton family, heirs to Walmart's founder and one of the richest families in the US, have seen their wealth grow. The company earned $13 billion in profits last year, while the median worker is paid just over $19,000 a year.

Walmart, the nation's largest private-sector employer, has long been the target of community advocates, who say it skimps on wages and benefits. The company raised its minimum wage to $11 an hour in February and gave workers a one-time bonus of up to $1,000 in the wake of the Republican tax cut.

The wealth of the Walton family, the owners of Walmart, increased more than 9,000% since 1982.



Walmart still doesn't pay their workers a living wage.



This is what a rigged economy is all about. — Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 31, 2018

Walmart countered that they listen to their workers and invest in training, benefits and wages.

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