dr. edwin l. jones, the reverend dr. edwin l. jones, and guess what?uldn't say the very worst about walmart. >> we're checking with the workers that have walked out today, and if we get any news at all in reference to any retaliation from a cut in their hours or anything of that nature from any of these workers, we will be back. >> reporter: and how many workers did walk off the job today? >> okay, those numbers i don't have personally. >> reporter: do you know of a sickle one? >> oh, yeah. this person right directly behind me are workers. >> reporter: from here? >> yeah, from here. i was right behind the banner coming here, and there were at least 25-30 workers and probably more throughout our crowd here. >> reporter: what did you accomplish today? >> what did we english? what did we accomplish? we were able to accomplish that we are going to stand, we're not going to continue to tolerate walmart's misbehavior, disrespect, disregard of workers not only here in the washington metropolitan area, but throughout this country. and things like this, demonst

dr. edwin l. jones, a local pastor -- who, by the way, told us the united food and workers union helped organize the protest -- confronted the managers. at that moment bobby williams told us his store saw none of its 900 employees walk off the job -- 400 employees walk off the job. >> can you say to me that none of these workers will be retaliated, some type of punishment or something for their activities today? can you say that to me, sir? >> what i can say is we would never retaliate against any associates. we listen to their voices, they have the open doors. >> reporter: walmart and ceo bill simon said in a statement today, and i quote: >> reporter: finally, from the national labor relations board who was supposed to issue, which was supposed to issue a ruling by today east holding up the validity of these pickets by the union involved, the united commercial -- food and commercial workers or invalidating them as holding them as illegal, well, that ruling never came, and the nlrb tells us they don't e