Workers, Organizers to Protest Proposed Chinatown Walmart

Labor organizers and workers will this afternoon protest a proposed 33,000 square-foot Walmart grocery store proposed to be built in Chinatown at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Grand Avenues, according to the Los Angeles Times.

From the Times:

The group, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, accuses the store of denying workers adequate wages and benefits. Organizers also say Walmart is circumventing a city ordinance prohibiting the expansion of its big-box stores by opening smaller grocery stores.

The proposed Walmart would be located in Highland Park-Mount Washington's backyard--a five mile drive from the center of the neighborhood.

Currently, the closest Walmart location to Highland Park is located 13 miles away in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw district of South Los Angeles. The nearest Walmart super center is located 15 miles away in the city of Rosemead.

Would you welcome a Walmart location to the heart of Los Angeles?