Scenario 10.1: Big Business,Big Union
A union drive at the Weyburn,Saskatchewan Walmart,by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW),has been involved in lengthy court battles resulting from continuing unresolved matters between these two organizations for a decade.The UFCW,one of Canada's largest unions,first applied to the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board (SLRB)to represent the Weyburn Saskatchewan Walmart workers in 2004.The union was certified in 2008,but it was overturned in court.Then in 2010,the Court of Appeal upheld the earlier decision.In December 2010,a de-certification vote by the Walmart employees was held,which is now at the Court of Appeal to see if the votes will be counted.While the union has been certified,it has yet to achieve a first collective agreement.Recently the Walmart store in Weyburn,Saskatchewan,has been found guilty of unfair labour practices by the SLRB and has been charged with interfering with the union's efforts to communicate with the workers.
-Please refer to Scenario 10.1.What is one major reason why the Walmart employees joined the UFCW union?
A)union membership is a status symbol
B)it was a way to achieve results they could not achieve individually at the
Workplace
C)labour regulations mandate union membership in all industrialized organizations
D)unions help individuals to fulfil their political ambitions

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The scenario does not provide specific information on why the Walmart employees joined the UFCW union, but it mentions that the union drive was initiated by the UFCW and that the union has been involved in efforts to represent the workers and achieve a collective agreement. This suggests that the employees may have joined the union as a way to have greater bargaining power and to achieve better working conditions and benefits that they could not achieve individually at the workplace.