Former Wal-Mart employees protested Thursday at a Pico Rivera store, which closed in April, to spotlight what they say is poor treatment of the giant retailer's workers.
The Pico Rivera location was one of five stores around the country closed in the spring for what Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said was plumbing issues. The stores are reopening by November, and the retailer said it is encouraging former workers to reapply.
But on Thursday, a complaint was filed with the National Labor Relations Board by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.
Filed on behalf of Our Wal-Mart, the group of employees protesting for higher pay, the complaint alleges that Wal-Mart had no plans to offer jobs to many of its former employees who were actively involved in the fight for higher wages.