Quebec Wal-Mart workers win accreditation

Good news for 100 Wal-Mart workers in Saguenay, Quebec. According to a Canadian Press story, the Quebec Labor Relations Board ruled in favor of the accreditation of a TUAC/FTQ (UFCW) union at a Wal-Mart outlet in this industrial town, 100 miles north of Quebec City, to the dismay of the union-busting retail giant. Wal-Mart has 10 days to appeal the ruling. If the decision is not overturned, the store would become the first unionized Wal-Mart outlet in Canada.

Workers at a second Wal-Mart store in a Montreal suburb are awaiting a decision from the labor board.

Kudos to the workers who had the guts to sign their union cards despite the usual intimidation from the employer and to the UFCW organizers who carried on.