A protest for higher wages at a Los Angeles-area Walmart
ended with 23 arrested, police said.
The protesters — supported by the United Food &
Commercial Workers union — were demanding that Walmart raise their base pay to
at least $15 an hour, The Associated Press reported.
They assembled inside the Walmart and staged a sit-down
strike, ultimately heading outside and blocking traffic at a Pico Rivera
intersection, AP said.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded and
starting making arrests, AP said.
“Today we focused on serving our customers, but every day
we’re focused on the opportunity that we offer our associates across the
country,” Walmart spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan told AP.
Similar demonstrations and protests against Walmart have
been taking place at select sites around the nation.
Source: The
Washington Times
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