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Disgruntled Employees March on Wal-Mart

A group of Wal-Mart Stores employees seeking better wages and working conditions marched on the retailer's headquarters but said it was turned away without meeting with company officials.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

October 12, 2011

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JON SPRINGER

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A group of Wal-Mart Stores employees seeking better wages and working conditions marched on the retailer's headquarters Wednesday but said it was turned away without meeting with company officials.

Around 100 members of Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) said they assembled so as to "offer solutions for improving the company's ailing U.S. store operations," on the same day of the company's annual investor conference.

The group, which formed a year ago, previously gathered at Wal-Mart's annual meeting in June where it met with a company representative. A spokesperson for the company was not immediately available for comment Wednesday.

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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