By Sniffles
Here's another good reason to boycott Wal-Mart — and no, it's not because managers have been telling employees they shouldn't vote for Democrats. Which is quite bad enough.
No, this little saga takes place north of the border — where our owners will be very soon. (They go to Canada. We stay at the five-paw cat hotel.)
Seems that Wal-Mart closed a store in Jonquiere, Quebec back in 2005. Why is this important? Well, Jonquiere is a town that's rather off the beaten path — three hours north of Quebec City. Not a lot of shopping options there. And the closing also threw 190 people out of work.
But that's not all. The store was shut down right after its employees voted to unionize — one of the first Wal-Marts to do so.
We cats have pretty good noses, and to us, this just doesn't pass the smell test. The Canadian Supreme Court may agree: They've decided to hear a court case brought by some of the folks who lost their jobs.
Bonne chance, Wal-Mart workers. We hope your "Supremes" are smarter than ours.
(Photo: The Montreal Gazette)
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