NYT: Labor Pact at a Quebec Wal-Mart (only union Walmart in N America)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/business/global/10mart.html?ref=business

Published: April 9, 2009

After years of legal challenges, a Quebec government arbitrator has awarded workers at a Wal-Mart store a labor agreement.

The collective agreement, announced on Wednesday by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, is the only one to cover Wal-Mart employees in North America.

In a statement announcing the decision, the union said that it gives the employees in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, a legally binding grievance process, a wage structure “free from favoritism” and seniority rights.

FULL story at link.

[ellacott]

1. Amazing

It's also amazing that some foreign car makers have unions in their country but there is no union in the States.

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. Wal-Mart will probably close the store down

[rfranklin]

3. Notice that its the French part of Canada...

French workers have balls. That's one reason why the Republicans hate the French.