Row at Wal-Mart China settled after unions step in

[Coventina]

Source: Market Watch

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s China unit has settled a dispute with employees by revising terms of a disputed redeployment program after unions stepped in to negotiate, according to Chinese media reports.

Wal-Mart China had planned to relocate about 2,000 mid-level managers at existing stores to new stores it planned to open, the China Daily reported in its online edition Friday, citing a senior official at the Shenzhen Federation of Trade Unions.

The report said the workers union became involved after Wal-Mart employees reported that senior management announced the relocations under threat of demotion or dismissal, the report cited the federation's Vice Chairman Wang Tongxin as saying.

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Wal-Mart China has now agreed to give a one-time award of 3,000 yuan ($440) to those agreeing to be transferred to the new stores, the union said.


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How nice that Chinese Wal-Mart employees get union representation, but US employees don't!!

(not that $440 to relocated is super generous, but I guess it's better than nothing).