article_snippet.sent: Workers at two Texas stores, as well as in California, Florida and OklahomaFlorida and OklahomaOklahoma, were notified only a couple of hours before Workers at two Texas stores, as well as in California, Florida and Oklahoma lost Workers at two Texas stores, as well as in California, Florida and Oklahoma jobs.
article_snippet.sent: Almost 550 people lost Almost 550 people job at the Pico Rivera store in California alone.
article_snippet.sent: Everybody just panicked and started crying,' deli department manager Venanzi Luna told CNN Money.
article_snippet.sent: Some employees of the Pico Rivera location believe that store is being closed because that store has recently become a center for protests by workers who are demanding better wages and benefits.
article_snippet.sent: the Pico Rivera location was one of the first to stage a Black Friday protest in 2012.
article_snippet.sent: Some employees of the Pico Rivera location (pictured during a 2013 protest) believe that store is being closed because that store has  become a center for protests by workers demanding better wages and benefits .
article_snippet.sent: Store representatives have met with city officials in Livingston, Texas, where 422 employees lost Store representatives jobs.
highlights_snippet.sent: Some employees in Pico Rivera, California believe Some employees in Pico Rivera store was closed because it's become a protest center for higher wages .