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Three arrested after Midtown Walmart protest

Three people participating in a New York City protest against Walmart have been taken into police custoꦍdy.

About 20 employees, former employees and supporters gathered Thursday outside a Manhattan building where a member of the company’s board of directors has an office. They delivered a petition calling for improved working conditions and reinstatement of workers they say were fired for engaging in labor activities.

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WalMart Stores Inc. is based in Bentonville, Ark. It calls the New York protest “a show” put on by union activists from other states. It says in a statement the “vast majority” of its workers don’t share the opinions of the protesters.