Plourde+v.+Québe

Jurisdiction || Cour d’appel du Quebec; 2007 || Facts || - Plourde joined the syndicat des travailleurs et traveailleuses unis de l’alimentation et du commerce - After joining the union and after several salary negotiations, Walmart decided to close the store - Invoking s.17 of the //Code du travail :// “If it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commission that the employee exercised a right arising from this Code, there is a simple presumption in his favour that the sanction imposed on him or the action that was taken against him because he exercised such right, and the burden of proof is upon the employer that he resorted to the sanction or action against the employee for a good and sufficient reason” || Issue || Does s.15 apply and can s.17 be evoked? || Holding || No, no || Ratio || Employer has the right to close its business - does not constitute anti-union activity ||
 * // Plourde c. Quebec (Commission des relations du travail) //**

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