Wal Mart loses bid to take union fight to Supreme Court of Canada
Wal Mart loses bid to take union fight to Supreme Court of Canada
Published: Thursday, May 3, 2007 2:24 PM ET
Canadian Press
OTTAWA (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal by Wal Mart over the fight to unionize its store in Gatineau, Que.,
As is usual in leave-to-appeal cases, the court gave no reasons for its decision. The world's largest retailer wanted the courts to force the Quebec labour relations board to order a secret ballot by the store's employees. The Quebec Court of Appeal rejected the case earlier.
The labour board had ordered the certification of one United Food and Commercial Workers local after between 35 and 50 per cent of workers signed union cards.
The local withdrew its union request in May 2005, but another local submitted its request for accreditation the following day.
The labour board cancelled a union vote because the original local had withdrawn its request.
Wal-Mart challenged that decision, saying it should have been allowed to present arguments on the legality of the withdrawal.
© The Canadian Press, 2007
Copyright © CBC 2007
Published: Thursday, May 3, 2007 2:24 PM ET
Canadian Press
OTTAWA (CP) - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear an appeal by Wal Mart over the fight to unionize its store in Gatineau, Que.,
As is usual in leave-to-appeal cases, the court gave no reasons for its decision. The world's largest retailer wanted the courts to force the Quebec labour relations board to order a secret ballot by the store's employees. The Quebec Court of Appeal rejected the case earlier.
The labour board had ordered the certification of one United Food and Commercial Workers local after between 35 and 50 per cent of workers signed union cards.
The local withdrew its union request in May 2005, but another local submitted its request for accreditation the following day.
The labour board cancelled a union vote because the original local had withdrawn its request.
Wal-Mart challenged that decision, saying it should have been allowed to present arguments on the legality of the withdrawal.
© The Canadian Press, 2007
Copyright © CBC 2007
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