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A few courageous Louisiana workers sparked US-wide demos for Wal-mart workers.
In the small town of Breaux Bridge, La, Martha Uvalle and her co-workers at CJ's Seafood, a Walmart supplier, faced abuses many Americans imagine only take place in poorer, faraway countries: They were forced to work shifts of up to 24 hours, with no overtime pay; threatened with beatings if their breaks lasted too long; and, on at least two occasions, locked inside the facility to work. Some fell asleep at their workstations from exhaustion.