A Walmart in northeast Ohio is holding a holiday canned food drive 鈥 for its own underpaid employees. 鈥淧lease Donate Food Items Here, so Associates in Need Can Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner,鈥 a sign reads in the employee lounge of a Canton-area Walmart.
Kory Lundberg, a Walmart spokesperson, says the drive is a positive thing. This is part of the company's culture to rally around associates and take care of them when they face extreme hardships, he said.