The strike organized by UFCW took place around 5 p.m. Monday at the Evendale Walmart located at 2801 Cunningham Drive. Workers demanded more full-time employees making more than $25,000 a year, according to our news partners at WCPO.
“Last year I made $10,000. That’s it,” worker Jamaad Reed told WCPO. “I did the math, I get a 50-cent raise every year, a dollar every two years, and to get out of poverty I would have to work 16 whole years at Walmart.”
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About 70 people also protested at a Dayton area Walmart in Butler Twp., 3465 York Commons Blvd.
Staff Writer Steve Bennish contributed to this report.