Wal-Mart Faces Another Unionized Store In Quebec

Hey if this keeps up they will shut all their stores in Canada,they will no longer blight the Canadian landscape.

Yippee!!!

That would be excellent; walmart is one of the worst corporate citizens, and no amount of PR is going to change that. I wish the unions the best of luck in their efforts!

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Canadians are asking, why do americans hate us? They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to disagree with each other.

May 7: Wal-Mart Day of Protest<br />
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April 12, 2005, 2:19 p.m. EST <br />
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The Canadian Labour Congress has declared May 7 a day of protest outside Wal-Mart stores across Canada – a day when workers, community groups and students will raise awareness about the company’s anti-worker business approach. <br />
The campaign will highlight Freedom of Association issues and the right to bargain collectively in Canada. It will also tackle anti-worker and anti-Canadian values and attitudes, the CLC says. <br />
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Wal-Mart announced the closure of its store in Jonquiere, Quebec, a move that comes after its employees at the store decided to form a union. The company has also attempted several manoeuvres in court to deny its Weyburn, Saskatchewan employees the right to belong to a union. But the Supreme Court of Canada will not hear Wal-Mart’s challenges of the power of the provincial labour board and the right of workers to the protection of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms when they want to form a union. <br />
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<a href="http://www.caw.ca/news/newsnow/news.asp?artID=781">http://www.caw.ca/news/newsnow/news.asp?artID=781</a><p>---<br>These days, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly. Mrs. Irene Peters

Quebec should have only unionized government stores, each selling only one product that the proletariat need. All this capitalist competition that has brought all of these different products to market is wasteful. We need more order and regulation in Quebec but it must be done by properly certified unions. The law should come down harder on those who try to operate outside of Quebec labour law.

No Wal-Mart for Vancouver <br />
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Vancouver city council has rejected Wal-Mart's bid to build its first store in the city, a big-box outlet on Southeast Marine Drive <br />
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Mayor Larry Campbell supported the proposal<br />
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The vote was 8-3, with all eight COPE councillors against the project. <br />
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Only the two NPA councillors – Sam Sullivan and Peter Ladner – along with Mayor Larry Campbell, supported the project.<br />
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LINK: City report on Wal-Mart proposal (pdf) (Large file -– 920.09 KB) <br />
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The vote followed a debate among councillors, with those opposed saying their decision was based on land use and the potential impact on the community. <br />
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"Big-box stores create traffic congestion, cause air pollution and harm small businesses," said councillor Anne Roberts, who led the battle against Wal-Mart. <br />
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But Councillor Peter Ladner said there was a real "undercurrent" that wasn't officially part of council's debate: "About Wal-Mart's labour practices, it's sourcing practices, the satanic nature of giant multinational corporations." <br />
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That comment sent the debate about traffic and land use into more political territory. "The largest contributor to the Bush regime in his re-election campaign was Wal-Mart," said councillor Tim Louis. <br />
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After the vote, Anne Roberts said what she wouldn't say in council. "I'm not a fan of Wal-Mart, and I've always been concerned about their labour practices, about getting goods from sweatshops."<br />
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<a href="http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_walmart20050629">http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=bc_walmart20050629</a> <br />
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(Wow I am impressed. These people should recieve a few letters of support)<br />
<p>---<br>These days, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly. Mrs. Irene Peters