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Old 01-13-2011, 12:30 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by Ducay View Post
Obviously haven't seen the actual agreement, but from what I've read, Target has just bought the leases to the Zellers stores; they want nothing to do with Zellers itself or any of its history or brands. I would assume they wouldn't be forced into a CBA with Zellers' union, but crazier things have happened.
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The deal was a lot of work with many landlords to buy only the leasholds, but the point is it effectively zero-rates the union. They'll have to work to unionize all the target stores, and I expect (and hope) Target will have the union busting balls of Walmart.
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