sure makes it clear the unions dont care as if a store closes who gets hurt, walmart dont care and the unions cause it to close i hope the union feds all the workers
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WalMart,.... Again.....Still
Fri April 29, 2005 5:29 PM GMT-04:00
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. closed a store in Quebec on Friday where employees had obtained union certification and were seeking a first labor contract.
Kevin Groh, spokesman for Wal-Mart Canada, said the 130,000-square-foot Jonquiere store closed at noon. Its 176 workers will be paid until May 6, the original target date the company had set for closing the outlet.
"It's slightly misleading to say it closed a week early," Groh said.
Union officials accused Wal-Mart of shutting the store a week earlier than planned to avoid publicity over the controversial closure.
Slightly misleading?
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There is a pattern -- wherever a union forms at a Walmart, the Walmart closes. Its their policy.
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That was very plain when I worked there! If they want a Union company they should hire into one!
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it gives the false impression that the workers are being cut off on the April 29th when they are getting paid through May 7th. Seems obvious to me.
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It may be "slightly misleading" to say the store closed a week earlier for some reason other than to avoid publicity . It could be open to interpretation.
But, it is not "slightly misleading" to say the store closed a week earlier than was planned.
The store employees and the public were told the store would close May 6 and it closed a week earlier.
Whether the employees get paid or not, the store is closed.
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The early closing is only mentioned to make WalMart look like its stiffing the workers out of a week's pay.
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These are the statements in the article that are made by the union.
Union officials accused Wal-Mart of shutting the store a week earlier than planned to avoid publicity over the controversial closure.
Yvon Bellemare, president of the Quebec branch of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, demanded that Wal-Mart admit it closed the store to avoid a negotiated labor contract, not because of financial difficulties at the outlet.
"We are asking for your commitment that no stores where employees favor unionization will be closed, and that you will immediately advise your 'associates'," Bellemare wrote in a letter to the president of Wal-Mart Canada.
I see no reference to
The early closing is only mentioned to make WalMart look like its stiffing the workers out of a week's pay.
In fact the article states
Groh said that in addition to one week of additional paid leave, Jonquiere workers were given 12 weeks' working notice of the closure and were eligible for two weeks of severance pay for each year employed at the store
So, I think the point the union was trying to make, is the store closed early because of the possibility of demonstrations not loss of pay.
I have heard that demonstrations are planned, in a week anyway at many Walmart stores in Quebec.
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BENTONVILLE, ARK. ? Wal-Mart executive Mike Duke learned the hard way this week that journalists don't tend to applaud the subjects of their reportage.
Pacing the stage Tuesday at Wal-Mart's first-ever reception for the print media, Mr. Duke seemed a bit out of place. He didn't wear a necktie, just a blazer and his Wal-Mart name tag. Many listeners wore suits. Duke was greeted with faint clapping when he took the stage. At Wal-Mart meetings, workers generally get to their feet and cheer several times.
Duke opened with a joke about a basketball game from the previous night and seemed knocked off balance when it fell flat. In an apparent effort to recover, he began to elaborate on the joke. After awhile, someone near the front of the crowd said loudly: "blah, blah, blah."
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Your initial post is much ado about nothing. The union is bellyaching because they were deprived of their own side show. What now? Only Unions can hold press conferences? Sheesh!
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with the Canadian store closing that I can see. And there's no evidence in theh story that it was any kind of a sideshow. One joke went over like a lead balloon. This is not uncommon.
The union wanted a confrontation, a disruption, news coverage, etc. That is the sideshow they were deprived of. Good move by Walmart.
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the union knows what wallmart will do so "your great" friendly union causes people to lose there jobs such a great outfit
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If at first, you don't succeed, try again
OR
Did YOU hear this one?
If at first, you don't succeed,give up
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the bit about suits? Reporters, as a rule, wear suits? How many union guys wear suits? It sounds like this guy relates a lot better to his employees than to reporters. Surprise! Do reporters belong to a union? If so, should they note a conflict of interest?
Anyway, Walmart is much better at running a lean, mean retailing operation than in charming reporters. Too bad the reporters didn't 'get it'. The info on what bumpkins Walmart execs are was REALLY USEFUL.
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about teaching Walmart a lesson, and boasting that a union contract would be the outcome of this fiasco. Gee, it sounds like there isn't a contract after all! Surprise! Walmart doesn't want union contracts. I wonder if Canada will try for two stores.
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