Wal-Mart Hired Security Guards To Spy On Quebec Employees: CBC Investigation

Wal-Mart had taken out full-page ads in several Quebec newspapers early in 2005 telling its employees they were the "cornerstone" of the company. Guards told journalists at CBC's French-language service that Wal-Mart had hired them to spy on employees at the store in Jonquière, 200 kilometres north of Quebec City, early in 2005. It corresponded to the time the world's largest retailer announced the store would close for financial reasons. A documentary on the subject will be broadcast Friday on the program Zone Libre. In it, the guards say their surveillance targeted union leaders and workers sympathetic to the drive. One former guard said he patrolled the store in civilian clothes, watching employees. Another agent said the store's surveillance cameras were used to follow certain workers. Wal-Mart Canada president and CEO Mario Pilozzi denied the allegations. "No, we wouldn't tolerate the situation you mentioned," Pilozzi told Radio-Canada. "No idea about what you're talking about." Spying on union leaders or sympathizers is illegal under the Quebec Labour Code. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/12/02/wal-mart-051202.html?print

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