From the very little that I know about this case (what I read about in the paper this morning) it appears that Walmart is in the right in this case.
My understanding is that the Union is essentially forcing Walmart to become unprofitable and close the store because of union demands. Here's some text that explains it a bit more from Walmarts perspective, taken from here:
http://money.canoe.ca/News/Economy/2...925527-cp.html
Quote:
"Last week, the union ended the collective-bargaining phase of the process and applied for first-contract arbitration," Pelletier said.
"In doing that, they basically acknowledged that the two sides were not going to reach an agreement. First-contract arbitration, within the context of Quebec, means a contract would ultimately be imposed on to the store."
Pelletier said the union's demands on scheduling and employee status would have required the hiring of at least 30 new people and resulted in extra work hours.
"Some of the union's demands failed to appreciate the fragile condition of the Jonquiere (Saguenay) store. The store is already well-staffed and has been struggling economically.
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There's also some good stuff on Walmart in general in this thread here:
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...hlight=Walmart