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Saskatchewan Labour Board certifies union at Wal-Mart in Weyburn

REGINA - After a bitter, four year legal battle, a Wal-Mart store in Weyburn, Sask., has been officially unionized.

The Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board has ruled the majority of the retail giant's employees in Weyburn are now certified as a unit of the United Food and Commercial Workers and Wal-Mart must bargain collectively with the union.

Union leaders applauded the ruling Tuesday and called on Wal-Mart to respect the rights of the workers at the Weyburn store, 110 kilometres southeast of Regina.

"I want to welcome our newest members and congratulate the workers for standing up to Wal-Mart," said Paul Meinema, president of UFCW Local 1400.

"This has been a long time coming and it is a victory for them and for all Wal-Mart workers."

- Winnipeg Free Press