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May 29, 2013

Wal-Mart Workers Begin Longest Strike to Date 
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Workers at Wal-Mart stores in three states have launched what organizers
are calling their longest strike to date. The group, OUR Walmart, says
around 100 workers in Florida, Massachusetts and California have begun
walking off the job for an unprecedented series of "prolonged strikes"
against worker retaliation. The current wave of strikes could continue
through next week, when workers and activists are expected to protest at
Wal-Mart's annual shareholder meeting in Arkansas.

 

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