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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois

Not entirely true.

Once a union is in, you pretty much have to shut the company/location down to get them out.

There is some grey area for sure, but the choice of agree to what we want or close your doors, maybe forever, kinda is a gun to the head.

Here's a prime example.....

Wal-Mart Closes Unionized Store Early; Nearly 200 Jobs Lost

April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. closed its first unionized outlet in North America today, a week earlier than planned, eliminating almost 200 jobs in Jonquiere, Quebec.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, announced in February it would shut the store after failing to sign a contract with the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada. The discounter said the union's demands would raise costs at a store that was unprofitable. Wal-Mart faces union drives in at least 25 stores across Canada, including 15 in Quebec.

``The business is done,'' said Groh. ``It was a situation where we had set out to operate the store until conditions justified the closure and at this point, merchandise levels are so diminished that it really no longer makes sense for us to remain open.''

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...4&refer=canada