Description: The United Food and Commercial Workers of Canada says Target’s  practice of guaranteeing interviews – but not jobs – to Zellers employees in Thunder Bay is unfair.

Source: CBC

Date: 03/12/2013

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2013/03/12/tby-targer-hiring-thunder-bay-store.html

Related links:

• UFCW statement
• Target Canada
• Earlier story
• Target Fairness campaign
• Earlier update
• Slaw legal blog discussion of successorship

Questions for discussion:

• Why is the union critical of Target?
• What is Target’s response?
• Which arguments do you think are the strongest?
• The Zellers workers in Thunder Bay do not belong to the UFCW. Why do you think the union is making this complaint?
• Would Target have to act differently if the Zellers workers had a collective agreement? Explain.