Making Change at Walmart (MCAW), an organization that seeks to make Walmart a better employer, has issued a statement calling upon the Chico Walmart to stop the deadline they issued for Camp Fire evacuees to leave the parking lot where they've been camped out for days.
“Walmart is turning their backs on fire survivors who have lost everything. This isn’t just cruel, it’s wrong. Walmart is making this crisis more stressful and painful for the entire community. They need to do the right thing and step up right now to help these families,” said Making Change at Walmart Communications Director Amy Ritter.
Walmart issued the following statement in response:
“We share the city and county’s concern for the health, safety and well-being of all the wildfire evacuees. While we are happy to have been able to provide an immediate place of escape from the wildfire, we understand that our parking lots are not a viable long-term housing solution and are working closely with the American Red Cross, the County, and local organizations to best preserve the health and safety of those impacted by the Camp Fire.”
A previously run version of this article indicated that Walmart had asked all evacuees to leave by Sunday at 1 p.m. Walmart reached out to KRCR to inform us that they never issued such a deadline, and rather was trying to provide viable, long-term options for evacuees by working with the Red Cross and Butte County as indicated above.
MCAW is a union-run organization that is not associated with Walmart.
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