The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) asked the US Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, to urge the British company Tesco to recognize the union in the US. This stance and the union's commitment let American union organizations hope that a Democratic victory could help restore collective relations in the country and fight companies' anti-union practices. (Ref. 080619)
Tesco’s “anti-union” practices have been denounced many times. For several months now, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union – UFCW – has been fighting against the UK supermarket group Tesco, whic is trying to establish itself in the US with the brand name Fresh & Easy. Indeed, the group adopted the antiunion policy of its competitor, Wal Mart, even though it didn’t apply such a policy in Great Britain, where it recognized and signed an agreement with the sector’s union, USDAW. Since it
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