Jonquiere

The Saint-Hyacinthe location joins the Wal-Mart in Jonquiere, Quebec as the only other unionized Wal-Marts, not just in Quebec but in all of North America.

join the purple ocean 2005

They have no problem shutting down "coincidentally" if it goes like Jonquiere, or breaking the bank to break an effort in Colorado.

The Case for Wal-Mart Winning the Nobel Peace Prize - The Austrian Economists 2008

Back in 2005, Wal-Mart shut a Quebec store in Jonquiere after it was unionized; Wal-Mart said the store wasn't profitable.

Arbitrator Imposes Union Contract 2008

In 2005, Wal-Mart Canada closed an entire store in Jonquiere, Que., several months after it was union-certified.

Labor Group Opposes Wal-Mart Canada's Bank Application 2008

Workers in the Quebec city of Jonquiere hoped to be the first North American Wal-Mart employees to unionize.

09/21/2005 2005

UFCW Canada said it is currently attempting to negotiate a contract covering workers at the Jonquiere store.

join the purple ocean 2005

We learn from the Canada in Brief section that the Red River is rising in Selkirk, Manitoba because of an ice-jam, and, immediately adjacent to this report, we are informed of a leak at an Alcan factory near Jonquiere in Quebec, releasing bauxite sludge into the Saguenay River and causing stretches of it to turn red.

Archive 2007-04-01 2007

We learn from the Canada in Brief section that the Red River is rising in Selkirk, Manitoba because of an ice-jam, and, immediately adjacent to this report, we are informed of a leak at an Alcan factory near Jonquiere in Quebec, releasing bauxite sludge into the Saguenay River and causing stretches of it to turn red.

Of red waters, allophilia, and timeless masterpieces 2007

One Quebec Wal-Mart store Jonquiere, maybe? unionized and was promptly shut down for “profitability reasons”.

labour war on terrorism « raincoaster 2006

The Saint-Hyacinthe location joins the Wal-Mart in Jonquiere, Quebec as the only other unionized Wal-Marts, not just in Quebec but in all of North America.

Peace, order and good government, eh?: January 2005 Archives 2005