A full liquidation at Canada’s oldest company could begin as soon as Tuesday, and last for up to 12 weeks.
Lawyers for Hudson’s Bay were in court Monday seeking approval from a judge to begin the liquidation of all 80 stores, as it doesn’t have the necessary financing to keep operations going.
9,000 jobs are at risk, including 58 in Windsor.
Unifor Local 240 represents nine full-time and 49 part-time employees at the Devonshire Mall location.
Local 240 President Jodi Nesbitt says while they’ve seen the writing on the wall for quite some time, some employees are still trying to remain hopeful things can be turned around.
“We want to make sure that we’re preparing them for the worst case scenario, just out of experience,…