Wal-Mart abruptly closed five stores earlier this month and laid off more than 2,200 employees in the process.
The company said it
closed the stores because of severe plumbing problems that, in addition
to other potential upgrades, could take as long as six months to fix.
Critics have questioned the closures, with some contending that at least one store was closed in retaliation against worker protests for higher pay. Wal-Mart denies those claims.
Wal-Mart notified workers of the
closures a couple of hours ahead of time and gave them a packet of
information addressing the situation, according to OUR Walmart, a labor
group representing the laid-off workers.
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