I wonder what this UNIONS next move will be? They had to know this might happen, so I hope they have a strategy. Apparenly Walmart has done this before in Texas. Meatcutters unionized and they eliminated that occupation.
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BTW, mydd made a good point the other day about how netroots, because of their new economy backgrounds ignore these issues too much, so please recommend this. Oh and if Jiacinto does a drive by troll rating on my responces, like he did my last diary, give me a bump. Apparently disgussing liberal economic issues makes me a troll in his eyes. Go figure.
Unionized Wal-Mart to Close
Retailer says workers' demands would have made the Canadian store unprofitable.
By ADAM GELLER
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Wednesday it will close a Canadian store whose workers are on the verge of becoming the first ever to win a union contract from the world's biggest retailer.
Wal-Mart said it was shuttering the store in Jonquiere, Quebec, in response to unreasonable demands from union negotiators, which would make it impossible for the store to sustain its business. The United Food & Commercial Workers Canada last week asked Quebec labor officials to appoint a mediator, saying that negotiations had reached an impasse.
"We were hoping it wouldn't come to this," said Andrew Pelletier, a spokesman for Wal-Mart Canada. "Despite nine days of meetings over three months, we've been unable to reach an agreement with the union that in our view will allow the store to operate efficiently and profitably."
Pelletier said the store will close in May. The retailer had first discussed closing the Jonquiere store last October, saying that the store was losing money.