Cases, News, Opinions About eatons

The purpose of this homepage is primarily to provide information on employment discrimination at eatons, a Canadian company that earned a horrible labour relations and human rights record. The site continues to provide information from a human rights perspective about eatons. However, some of the links will be deactivated as the site is restructured to reflect the changing status of eatons as a tarnished star in the Canada of the twenty-first century.

In 1999, eatons declared bankruptcy. On or around December 29, 1999, Sears Canada Inc. has bought some of eatons stores, eatons Department Store name, its trademark, intellectual property, and more. eatons has left many unresolved conflicts of employment and racial discrimination. Sears has inherited this Canadian retail company that is associated with unresolved racism that were substantiated during investigations by the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The new owner of the eatons, Sears Canada Inc. has also had its share of employment discrimination complaints, some of which have resulted in landmark human rights decisions that protect the public interest.

On November 25, 2000, sears relaunched 7 eatons stores across Canada.

As of February 2002, Sears announced that it will be converting the seven (7) eatons stores into Sears and Sears Select Stores. This confirms what is already widespead wisdom, that eatons horrible human rights and labour relations record has contributed to its inability to survive.

A Luta Continua! The Struggle Continues...

Human Rights/Employment Discrimination Cases

Pieters v. Eaton's
Butler v. Eatons
Smart v. Eaton's
Uddin v. Eaton's
Pelich v. Eaton's
Smith v. Eaton's
Stein v. Eaton's
Estwick v. Eaton's
Mohammed v. Eaton's
Turner v. Eaton's
Cook v. Eaton's
Wilkinson v. Eaton's

Sears Canada Human Rights/Employment Discrimination Cases

O'Malley, Theresa v. Simpson-Sears Ltd., 1980
Moon and Birston v. Sears Canada Inc.,
Azzopardi, Anthony v. Sears Canada Inc., et.al., 1990
Barber v. Sears Canada Inc., 1993
Hurst, Tina v. Sears Canada Inc., 1993
Barbara, Patricia v. Sears Canada Inc., 1995
Colleen Pritchard v. Sears
Gender Violence: The Theresa Vince/Sears Canada Case

Statistics

Statistical Analysis of Human Rights Complaints Against Eaton's from 1985 - 1995

Legal/Commercial Bankruptcy

Receivership Order
Notice of Motion
Hap Stephen Affidavit
Endorsements

News

Yahoo News Coverage on Eaton's
Marilyn Lastman's Shoplifting Incident at Eatons
CANOE Money Coverage on Eaton's: The Fall of a Canadian Icon
Dissent at Eaton's Shareholders Restructuring Meeting
Coroner's Inquest: Sears Employee Death by Discrimination Case

Additional Resources

RSM Richter Former Eaton Employees Unsecured Creditor Claims - Deadline July 2007
MOL [BC] Information for Eatons Employees
Memorable Moments In Ontario Retailing

Labour Relations and Resistance [1950s to 1990s]

Union Challenge and the Picket Lines Photo
Struggle for the Right to Organize Photo
The Struggle for Fairness Photo
Eileen Tallman-Sufrin The Eaton Drive to Unionize
No Change Without Struggle Photo
Employees Drive to Organize 1940s-50s

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Updated by Gary Pieters on March 16, 2002

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