CANTON, Ohio - One Walmart store is holding a food drive for its needy workers who are going through "unforeseen hardships." A labor group that has proposed for Walmart to unionize its employees posted a photo online of several large plastic bins with a sign that read: "Please donate food items here so associates in need can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner."
Kory Lundberg, a spokesman for Walmart, said the Canton, Ohio, store of about 300 employees has been hosting a holiday food drive for a few years.
"Quite frankly, a lot of people in that store are frustrated and offended that this is reported in a way besides other folks rallying around each other," Lundberg said.
Last year, he said there were about 12 people who benefited from the program, ABC NEWS reported.
"I couldn't be prouder of people in that store helping in a tough situation," he said. "It shows these associates care for each other."