Wal-Mart ordered to stop harrassing workers in Quebec

Welcome to my blog! I thought this was a particularly good article to start with...and hey its even yesterdays news! There is a whole history of Wal-Mart and unions in Canada that i would be pretty sure they are trying to make sure Americans don't hear about...if you want to read more of it type in unions and wal-mart in a search on CBC.CA

Wal-Mart ordered to stop harassing workers in Quebec

Last Updated Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:53:33 EST

MONTREAL - The Quebec Labour Relations Board has ordered Wal-Mart Canada to stop intimidating workers who want to form a union.

The board's ruling cited efforts to "harass and intimidate" three employees at a Sainte-Foy store outside Quebec City.

....The ruling says a Wal-Mart manager demanded one cashier give him the names of union sympathizers.

...."[Getting] the employees in an office with two top managers of the store, asking the employees about the organizing of the union," Bolduc said.

"'How many cards? Are you involved?' You shouldn't do that. If you do that, something is going to happen to you.'"

This is the second time Wal-Mart has been reprimanded for trying to intimidate workers in Quebec, Bolduc said....

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