Aug 18, 2008 12:00 PM

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear two cases stemming from Wal-Mart's controversial closing of a unionized store in Quebec Province, the court here said. The store, located in Jonquière, closed in 2005 after workers had agreed to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers and were negotiating their first contract. Wal-Mart said the store was not profitable. The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case after a lower court in Quebec sided with Wal-Mart.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration here last week proposed fines of $133,000 against C&S Wholesale Grocers for alleged “repeat and serious safety violations” at its warehouse in Windsor Locks, Conn. According to OSHA, the wholesaler was fined for three repeat citations including metal storage racks that were unstable; open-sided work platforms lacking railings; and ungrounded metal dock lights. C&S was cited for the same violations in 2004, 2005 and 2006, OSHA said.

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