Canadian Wal-Mart store employees seek union certification [View All]

Wal-Mart store employees in Terrace, B.C., seek union certification
Monday, June 14, 2004
The Canadian Press
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TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Wal-Mart store employees in Terrace are seeking union representation in what would be a labour breakthrough at the world's largest retailer.
A majority of the employees recently signed membership cards and have applied to the Labour Relations Board of British Columbia for union representation with the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, the union said in a release.
"We're delighted that Wal-Mart employees in Terrace have decided to join our union," said UFCW Canada Local 1518 president Brooke Sundin. "Given Wal-Mart's well-documented hostility towards unions, the Terrace employees have taken a very courageous step in their efforts to get better working conditions."
The union said it isn't yet known when the labour board will conduct a mandatory vote of Terrace Wal-Mart employees, as required by B.C. law.
Employees at a Wal-Mart in Thompson, Man., voted last week on whether to join the UFCW. The results of that vote have not yet been released pending labour board rulings. Wal-Mart employees in Weyburn and North Battleford, Sask., are also trying to join the UFCW, the union said.
UFCW Canada is one of Canada's largest private-sector unions, with more than 230,000 members.
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