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Diane Gadzalinski, QPS's director of human resources, said she is currently reviewing the matter. Labor Ready didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The suit comes just after Wal-Mart faced a worker walkout earlier this month ahead of its annual investor meeting that expanded to about dozen states. Still, the number of employees involved was less than 200, according to union officials. That's a tiny fraction of Wal-Mart's U.S. workforce of 1.3 million workers at its namesake division. A group called Organization United for Respect at Walmart, or OUR Walmart, organized the walkouts. The organization, which is made up of current and former Wal-Mart workers, is backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. OUR Walmart, which is pressing for better working conditions, is organizing a group of Wal-Mart workers to walk out from their jobs on the day after Thanksgiving, the busiest day of the year. Shares of Wal-Mart ended regular trading up 3 cents at $75.65 Monday, close to the top of its 52-week range of $55.68 and $77.60. Shares have risen 26 percent since the beginning of the year amid a rebounding business in its U.S. namesake division.
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