'We Are Winning': Walmart Workers' Biggest Protest Yet Shows Workers 'Won't Be Silenced'

[BelgianMadCow]

Fifty-four Walmart workers were arrested Thursday night in what organizers are calling the biggest act of civil disobedience by Walmart employees of all time, following a year of repeated strikes against unfair wages, poor working conditions and ongoing corporate retaliation against those who are speaking out against the retail giant.

"Surrounded by about 100 police officers in riot gear and a helicopter circling above, more than 50 Walmart workers and supporters were arrested in downtown Los Angeles Thursday night," the Huffington Post reports.

About 500 Walmart workers and supporters had gathered to protest outside LA's Chinatown Walmart before sitting down in the middle of the busy street in front of the store.

The action came on the second day of a two-day strike at stores throughout the Los Angeles area, calling for better working conditions and an end to the corporation's illegal retaliation against striking workers.

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[leftstreet]

1. DURec

[malaise]

2. K &R

Good

[MrsKirkley]

3. It would probably be in their best interest to stop protesting until the health care law is fixed.

Until the family glitch is fixed, Walmart workers are better off keeping their household incomes under 133% of the federal poverty level so they'll qualify for Medicaid. The deductible and out of pocket max for employee family coverage at Walmart is outrageous.