Walmart workers demonstrate at Lynnwood store

LYNNWOOD — About a dozen Walmart workers and about 50 labor supporters marched outside the company's store here Wednesday, demanding better pay, hours and benefits for hourly employees.
The demonstration was one of several organized by the advocacy group OUR Walmart around the country ahead of the company's annual shareholder meeting on Friday.
“I'm here for a better workplace, better conditions, better pay, better benefits, so we know we can take care of our families,” said Charles Wolford, 30.
He has worked for the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company for 10 years, now at the Lynnwood store as an overnight stocker.
“I'm not really a controversial guy, I like my quiet life,” Wolford said.
But working conditions at Walmart — pay, employee policies and safety — have declined in recent years, he said. “I'm at a point now where I can no longer tolerate it.”

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