US Walmart employees stage a walk out

Dozens of Walmart employees at a Los Angeles store walked out as part of an ongoing labour dispute.

The action was the first time that Walmart retail workers have ever gone on strike, and has since spread to a total of twelve cities including; Los Angeles, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami, Washington DC, Sacramento, Chicago, Orlando, Kentucky, Missouri and Minnesota.

The workers are protesting company attempts to "silence and retaliate against workers for speaking out for improvements on the job," according to a United Food and Commercial Workers news release. Walmart workers, who are not unionised, have long complained of low pay and a lack of benefits.