Unions in the United States have long sought to organize North American laundry giant, Cintas. This month a Candian union did just that. Jesse Russell reports.

UNITE-HERE has been trying to organize workers at North America laundry giant, Cintas for years. Between 2004 and 2007, the company chose to settle more than 70 allegations of interfering with a workers' right to organize. In the past, the National Labor Relations Board has called the company's violations "intensive."

But this month UNITE-HERE Canada won a fight to organize Cintas workers in Montreal. The Quebec Labor Board certified a petition filed by the Cintas workers last week. Canada has different labor laws than the United States which make it easier for workers to organize in that country. While labor has been unable to organize Wal-mart stores in the United States, Canada has watched at least three Wal-Mart Store become unionize over the past two years.