Posted AT 3:16 PM EST on 07/08/08
Jobless Wal-Mart employees get day in Supreme Court
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to hear appeals from a number of workers who lost their jobs when Wal Mart Canada closed its unionized store in Saguenay, Que., three years ago.
The court will hear two cases involving five workers — which are essentially test cases for the other employees.
Andre Dumas, union local president, greeted the decision as "good news for us after years of bad news.
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