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Walmart workers rally for better pay

Protesters rallied against Walmart in more than a dozen cities around the country Thursday

September 6, 2013 9:18AM ET
Union member Lorraine Zapata participates in a march and rally against Walmart calling for higher wages and better jobs in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Union member Lorraine Zapata participates in a march and rally against Walmart calling for higher wages and better jobs in Los Angeles on Thursday. Kevork Djansezian/Reuters
Hundreds of demonstrators march and block traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Hundreds of demonstrators march and block traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Demonstrators march and block traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Demonstrators march and block traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
A woman who identified herself only as Tonya C and says she was fired from a Walmart store, is arrested after she and hundreds of other demonstrators blocked traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour.
A woman who identified herself only as Tonya C and says she was fired from a Walmart store, is arrested after she and hundreds of other demonstrators blocked traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
A phone number is written on a woman's hand as she is handcuffed and loaded into a police van after she and hundreds of other demonstrators blocked traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour.
A phone number is written on a woman's hand as she is handcuffed and loaded into a police van after she and hundreds of other demonstrators blocked traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Hundreds of demonstrators rally before marching and blocking traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Hundreds of demonstrators rally before marching and blocking traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush hour on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
A woman who identified herself only as Tonya C, and says she was fired from a Walmart store, is comforted by friends during a pro-labor rally and demonstration outside a Walmart store.
A woman who identified herself only as Tonya C, and says she was fired from a Walmart store, is comforted by friends during a pro-labor rally and demonstration outside a Walmart store. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
A protestor holds a sign during a march and rally by Walmart employees and union members against Walmart calling for higher wages and better jobs in Los Angeles on Thursday.
A protestor holds a sign during a march and rally by Walmart employees and union members against Walmart calling for higher wages and better jobs in Los Angeles on Thursday. Kevork Djansezian/Reuters
A handcuffed woman is loaded into a police van after she and hundreds of other demonstrators blocked traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland
A handcuffed woman is loaded into a police van after she and hundreds of other demonstrators blocked traffic in a major intersection outside a Walmart store during rush on Thursday in Hyattsville, Maryland Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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