Board Defeats Bid to Unionize Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart Canada Corp. declared victory Wednesday in its defense against unionization at a store in British Columbia. The Canadian branch of the world&#39;s largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Ratification of the tentative labor  contract between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC  was thrown into jeopardy on Monday after workers at four of the  eight assembly plants that must vote on the deal rejected it.
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Wal-Mart Canada will close one of its  two Quebec stores that won union certification last year after  failing to reach a labor agreement, the retailer said on  Wednesday.
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MONTREAL (CP) - A strike at provincially owned liquor stores could drag through the holiday season as employees overwhelmingly rejected the liquor corporation's latest contract offer on Wednesday.
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Any hope that may have arisen from the resumption of negotiations last week was snuffed out Tuesday by the league&#39;s rejection of the union&#39;s proposal during a 3Â½-hour meeting in Toronto and
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A judge denied class action status for a New York lawsuit claiming Wal-Mart Stores Inc. deprived hourly workers of wages, requiring employees to work "off the clock" before or after their shifts.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich - Chrysler LLC's contract with the United Auto Workers has been rejected by most large union locals representing auto-assembly plants during the first four days of voting, dimming prospects for the accord's approval, though it has been supported by smaller groups.
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Monday  vetoed a "living wage" ordinance that would require large  retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Target Corp.   to pay escalating hourly wages and benefits.
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In the latest salvo in a long-running battle between Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and organized labor, the company said Wednesday it will close a Canadian store where about 200 workers are near winning the first-ever union contract from the world's largest retailer.
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A judge on Friday threw out Fisk University's $30 million proposal to share an art collection with a museum founded by a Wal-Mart heiress in Arkansas.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  fired three executives and four managers from its Bentonville, Arkansas headquarters for violating company rules, the company said on Wednesday.
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The so-called "living-wage" ordinance that would have required mega-retailers here to pay their workers higher wages was successfully turned back Wednesday as supporters on the City Council could not muster enough votes override Mayor Richard Daley's veto.
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United Airlines' mechanics union announced Friday that its members rejected a tentative contract agreement, dealing the carrier a setback in its efforts to cut labor costs without alienating its workers.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, suffered another blow to its star  status on Wednesday when a leading U.S. investment bank  downgraded the company's stock.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Monday it terminated a systems technician for intercepting text messages and recording telephone conversations without authorization.
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The NFL rejected an appeal by the players' union Thursday on behalf of suspended Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones.
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - Under pressure from the Chinese labor federation, the world&#39;s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, said Tuesday it would permit branches of the official Communist Party-controlled union in its Chinese stores if employees requested it.