Union leader likens Wal-Mart to wife-beater after company places ad

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http://www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=c645352e-1544-4dc0-befc-6d9866e2bb5d

MONTREAL (CP) - A union leader likened Wal-Mart Canada to a wife-beater Monday after the retail giant placed an ad in several Quebec newspapers praising its employees as the backbone of the company.

The full-page ad describes Wal-Mart employees as the "cornerstone" of a company that has found the last few days "very trying."

Wal-Mart's move came after its announcement last week it will close a Quebec store where unionized employees were involved in negotiations for a first collective agreement.
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"It's like a guy who betrays his wife and beats his wife and then the next day gives her flowers for Valentine's Day," said Yvon Bellemare of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.

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[rurallib]

1. I hope more stores are organized and WM closes

them all to prove a point. Closing stores seems like a good business model.

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3. You're right. Why do they need open stores?

All they need is volume.

[coloradodem2005]

2. Once again, they show their true colors.

[applegrove]

4. Bye bye mon cowboy - bye bye mon rodeo!

Adieu Wal-Mart!