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April 21, 2015

Wal-Mart Workers Say Retailer Closed Stores to Punish Protesters 
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Wal-Mart workers have accused the retailer of closing down five stores
in order to suppress growing calls for a living wage and benefits. The
United Food and Commercial Workers union filed a complaint before the
National Labor Relations Board over the closures, which include the
California store that was the site of the first U.S. Wal-Mart strike in
2012. Wal-Mart says the closures are for plumbing issues.

 

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