Wal-Mart Workers Plan Black Friday Protests Over Wages

A group of Wal-Mart employees pushing for higher wages said on Friday they were planning protests at 1,600 Wal-Mart stores nationwide on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States. The labor group, Our Wal-Mart, said it had protested 1,200 to 1,400 Wal-Mart stores last year on Black Friday. Wal-Mart Stores Inc, owner of Wal-Mart brand stores, and the largest private employer in the United States, has been a target for activists in the contentious national debate over proposals to raise the minimum wage.