Description: Unionized workers at Ontario Zellers stores have ratified a three-year contract that provides increased severance pay as the company’s stores are sold to non-union retailers from the U.S.

Source: CBC

Date: 02/20/2012

Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/20/toronto-ontario-zellers-workers-union.html

Related links:

• Canadian Labour Reporter story
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 175
• Zellers
• Target
• Wal-Mart Canada

Questions for discussion:

• Why is severance pay an important part of this contract?
• What is successorship? (Consult your textbook.)
• Does it apply in this case?
• Why or why not?
• What do you think will likely happen to the workers at Zellers’ Canadian stores?