LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 3 — The Arkansas Supreme Court today overturned a ruling that had barred a union from recruiting members inside Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores nationwide. þþIn a 6-1 decision, the court threw out an injunction issued by an Arkansas judge in 2002, saying that Wal-Mart did not show that the Food and Commercial Workers union organizing caused irreparable harm to the company, which owns Sam's.þþA Wal-Mart spokeswoman, Sarah Clark, said the company, based in Bentonville, Ark., remained ÿcommitted to protecting our stores, associates and customers from aggressive and unsolicited actions.ÿþþWal-Mart, which has battled unions across the country, sued after union organizers went to about 300 supercenters in 1999. þþIn its appeal, the union, which claims 1.4 million members in North America, said the injunction stifled free speech and suppressed workers' rights to organize.þþWal-Mart executives noted that in today's ruling, the court did not declare that the union had a legal right to solicit inside its stores. The case was sent back to a lower court for further consideration.þþ
Source: NY Times
