The Winnipeg Sun calls for a change in Manitoba's labor law, to prevent serial harrassment of companies by unions:
How often should a union be allowed to hold a certification vote at any one company? Once a year? Once every five years? Every six months?It's a good question. And it's one that's particularly relevant in Thompson right now, where the United Food and Commercial Workers is taking its second stab in less than a year at organizing the city's Wal-Mart store.
Staff there opposed joining the union by a margin of 61-54 in an August, 2003 vote. But because there is no limit on how often a union can do a certification drive at a workplace, the union began a second drive right away and another vote was held June 4....
The UFCW's strategy is to carpet bomb Wal-Mart with endless certification votes until one day, hopefully, one of them hits the target.
Which is nothing short of corporate harassment and has nothing to do with looking out for the best interests of workers.
Posted by Kevin on July, 17 2004 at 03:26 PM
