[Alex Murphy]

Officials in the five cities where Wal-Mart closed stores claim the company hasn't sought permits for plumbing work, according to ABC News. Additionally, a Wal-Mart plumbing technician who worked at the now shuttered store in Brandon, Florida, told WFLA that even if the store is replacing its entire sewage line, the work shouldn't take as long as six months. The UFCW — a labor group representing Wal-Mart's laid off workers — claims the company closed the stores in retaliation against workers organizing for better pay, which is something that Wal-Mart has been found guilty of doing in Canada.

I had no idea that Wal-Mart had union employees.

[BfloGuy]

I had no idea that Wal-Mart had union employees.

It doesn't.

The union claims to represent the newly-fired workers.