Wal-Mart Quebec workers win collective bargaining agreement
Employees at a Wal-Mart outlet in Quebec, Canada have won an arbitrator-imposed contract today, becoming the only store in North America with a collective agreement. The contract was imposed after binding arbitration ended in June and only affects eight employees at Wal-Mart’s tire and lube garage across the river from Ottawa. It’s still unclear whether Wal-Mart will shut-down the Canadian unit as has been its response to previous union attempts.