Union seeks injunction from labor board over Wal-Mart store closings

[April 20, 2015] (Reuters) - The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) said it planned to seek an injunction from the National Labor Relations Board on Monday compelling retailer Wal-Mart to rehire 2,200 employees at five recently closed stores.

The UFCW claims that Wal-Mart Stores <WMT.N> closed its Pico Rivera location -- one of the five stores -- in the Los Angeles area in retaliation for protests by workers there in recent years seeking higher pay and benefits.

Wal-Mart has said it was closing the five stores temporarily to fix plumbing issues. It could not be immediately reached for comment on the injunction filing.

(reporting by Nathan Layne)

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