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PHOTO: Walmart Workers Across The Country Protest On ‘Black Friday’

Walmart workers, some of them on strike, rally with supporters outside one of the company's stores in Hyattsville, Md., on Black Friday, demanding better pay, regular hours, affordable healthcare, and respect. It was... Walmart workers, some of them on strike, rally with supporters outside one of the company's stores in Hyattsville, Md., on Black Friday, demanding better pay, regular hours, affordable healthcare, and respect. It was one of many rallies at Walmart stores organized by Our Walmart, a group affiliated with the United Food and Commercial Workers union, staged across the country. MORE LESS
By Tom Kludt
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November 23, 2012 8:57 a.m.
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As the holiday shopping season kicked off in earnest on Friday, Walmart workers across the country staged a protest to demand higher wages and better health care. OUR Walmart, an organization supported by the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) union, said that employees in as many as 100 cities throughout the United States took part in the “Black Friday” demonstration. 

(Photo: Jim West/ZUMA Press/Newscom)

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Tom Kludt (@TomKludt)  Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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