We would like to thank you for your coverage of the Feb. 29 Occupy action at the Walmart-contracted warehouse in Mira Loma, Calif. The article "Occupy Invades America’s Storage Shed,” published March 1, 2012, quoted a number of Occupy protesters who unfortunately had an inaccurate view of the position of the workers who are organizing in the warehouse. We’d like to set the record straight.

Warehouse Workers United (WWU), the organization of the workers involved in organizing activities at the warehouse, did not call for the action on Feb. 29, nor did we organize a strike for that day.

WWU was contacted by Occupy Riverside to brief them on what was going on at the warehouses. WWU explained the problems faced by workers at the warehouses that handle Walmart goods and Occupy Riverside independently decided to take action to support these workers and publicize their problems. WWU was also invited by Occupy Riverside to a meeting of Occupy LA for the same purpose. At those meetings we explained the struggle the workers were going through. That was the extent of our involvement in any Occupy meetings.

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