Check it out, over 100 Walmart employees from 17 states are going to Washington, DC to brief congressional staff on their experiences at Walmart, specifically the wages and benefits at Walmart. Here's the media advisory:

***Advisory: April 27, 2009***

WALMART WORKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BRIEF CONGRESSIONAL STAFF ON WAGES, BENEFITS AT AMERICA’S LARGEST RETAILER

Nearly 100 Workers Representing Their Home Stores Will Come to Washington, DC This Week

Washington, DC – Nearly 100 Walmart workers from 17 states will come to Washington, DC this week for a national organizing committee meeting, and to brief Congressional staff on working conditions at America’s number one private employer and why they need a union voice in the workplace.

Workers from Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, will be available to speak to reporters following the briefing with Congressional staff:

WHAT: Briefing for Congressional Staff and Press by Walmart Workers

WHEN: Thursday, April 30 at 10 AM

WHERE: Agriculture Committee Room, #328 Russell Senate Office Building

Despite Walmart’s long and well-documented history of anti-worker activities, associates say they are emboldened by the election of Barack Obama and the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act in Congress. Ten of these workers shared their stories in a new video, released last week.

Walmart Workers for Change is a new campaign made up of thousands of Walmart workers joining together to form a union and negotiate better benefits, higher wages, and more opportunity for a better future.

The campaign is a project of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), America’s neighborhood union. The UFCW represents 1.3 million workers nationwide, with nearly one million working in the supermarket industry. Many of UFCW members also work at national retail stores such as Bloomingdales, Macys, H&M, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Saks Fifth Avenue, RiteAid, CVS, and Syms.