[Clemenza]

Go Wal Mart! I don't shop there, but I've always liked how they operate.

Wait for the Social(ist) wing of the conservative movement to show up to bash Wally World.

[Myrddin]

The store was an under performing store before the union attempted to organize. The union demands guaranteed it would no longer be a viable operation. Closing was the right choice.

Walmart really don't want to let the camel's nose under the edge of the tent. No unions ever.

[bahblahbah]

I like Walmart too but it is finally time to rein China in.

[Tempest]

Oh no!!! The only store in N. America that sells Chinese good is not bowing down to extortion!!!

Damn the evil empire....

[ETERNAL WARMING]

LOL Oh yeah. The world's richest retailer just can't abide those uppity employees wanting to work for 40 hours instead of the usual 39, wanting benefits and ~gasp~ a livable wage. Who do they think they're dealing with? Why Walmart will have to give up the poor Chinese and hope they can find little children willing to work to produce their goods for 10cents per hour.

[DJ MacWoW]

WalMart has the right to close a store if they feel there are adverse business conditions. It's their store. Unions have to realise that there is a point where they are no longer helping their members and doing damage instead. Until unions learn that, or union workers learn the union have screwed them over with out of control demands, this will happen again.

[SierraWasp]

I've never been a Wal-Mart basher, but I'm really surprised how they layed right down for the Chinese Communists and agreed to allow yoonyunizashun of ALL there China operations!!!

Incredible!!!

[Lancey Howard]

Philip Klein, a former Reuters journalist, writes from New York.

This author sure doesn't seem to fit the Reuters profile.

[Terriergal]

Last week, Wal-Mart's Canadian division said it would close its first unionized store in North America, making Quebec the latest battleground in the retailer's struggle against unions.

WOOHOO!!

[taxesareforever]

I certainly hope all the Wal-Mart employees in the U.S. pay attention to this. This is a lesson in not unionizing their store or they will find themselves out of a job and then what will the union do for them.

[Cobra64]

having read 20 responses here, it'd be interesting if anyone every took an economics class, or has ever run a business.

[Cobra64]

I run my business where I want to run my business. If no one likes that attitude, too freakin' bad. Too many bleeding hearts haven't a clue of even how to spell capitalism.

[KwasiOwusu]

"Wal-Mart's decision triggered vicious rebukes from leftist Canadian politicians"

Exactly why I just love it that Wal-Mart closed this store.
Giving the finger and plenty of pain to a bunch of hard line left wing extremist French Canadian politicians, just warms my heart.
Screw them.
Wal-Mart has the right to close any store they want.
If these nasty Frenchies think they can run a profitable store with their kinds of conditions, they are free to start their own store and see where that gets them.

[KwasiOwusu]

"Canadian Member of Parliament, even called Wal-Mart's decision to close the store "economic terrorism." "

The real economic terrorism is the blatant attempt at blackmail of Wal-Mart by a bunch of Canadian hard line leftists.

[goldstategop]

Funny how the Lefties hate Wal-mart and want to drive it out of every corner in North America and then when the company grants them their wish - they're outraged Wal-mart is leaving! They're damned if they do and damned if they don't. Workers have the right to organize and have a union represent them but the company also has the right to decline to do business on those terms. Nothing is stopping the Left from creating a unionized counter-Walmart shopping conglomerate. If they have a message, they should give consumers a choice!

Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News."

[JoeGar]

Michael Fraser, president of the union's Canadian division, demonstrated his ignorance of economics when he said he knows this because "the parking lot was full."

If Wal-Mart could ever solve their parking problem, their sales would double. A lot of time I shop at Target instead of Wal-Mart just because I don't want to fight the traffic in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

[Dustbunny]

We have to travel 44 miles to shop at Walmart. The alternative is to pay twice the amount that Walmart charges to the local businesses. Since we live on a peninsula, we don't have the option of going to a Target etc. because the bridge tolls to get to the mainland and shop would total $14.00 round trip plus the 72 miles just to get to the mainland.

I can't say that I love Walmart or am happy having to buy and support communist China just that right now it is our best option but not for long, we will be retiring and moving home where we will still have to travel great distances but will also have many other stores to chose from.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Wal-Mart's decision triggered vicious rebukes from leftist Canadian politicians."

Say what you will about Rand but she was spot on on this particular subject.

Atlas shrugs and the looters wail.

[VOYAGER]

Wal-Mart's decision triggered vicious rebukes from leftist Canadian politicians.

David Christopherson, a Canadian Member of Parliament, even called Wal-Mart's decision to close the store "economic terrorism."

WRONG!

It means kiss our Corporate rear you Canadian Socialists!

Way to go Wal-Mart!

[Rebelbase]

With Wal-Mart out of the way I would think the people would be rejoicing for all of the mom and pop stores that can now open.