Amazon will close all 7 warehouses in Canada’s Quebec province, eliminating 1,700 jobs
A Canadian union that successfully unionized one warehouse accused the company of closing its sites to fend off organizing efforts in the region.
Amazon closes all Quebec warehouses, cutting 1,700 jobs
E-commerce giant Amazon.com is exiting its operations in Quebec, leading to the loss of about 1,700 full-time jobs, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. The online retailer will phase out operations across seven sites in the province—the only location in Canada with unionized Amazon employees —over the next two months.
Unionized: Amazon.com closes all warehouses in Québec
Only one Amazon warehouse in Canada is unionized. In Québec. The company is now closing all seven warehouses there.
Amazon is closing 7 warehouses in Quebec over the next two months
The decision made by the online retailer comes less than a year after workers at one of the province’s facilities unionized
Amazon Closes Quebec Warehouses, Labor Reps Call the Move an Anti-Union Campaign -- Update
Amazon.com said it is closing its warehouses in Quebec and returning to a third-party delivery model, a move which the province's labor representatives called an attack on employees and the union. About 1,700 workers in Quebec stand to lose their jobs, prompting a stern response from the Canadian government.
Amazon to close all seven Quebec warehouses
Amazon Canada says it will close all of its Quebec warehouses and lay off nearly 2,000 staff over the next two months. The e-commerce giant positioned the move as a way to provide "even more savings to our customers over the long run" and dismissed concerns that it was linked to a recent unionization push in the province.
Amazon to close Quebec warehouses and lay off 1,700 workers
The online retail giant said the move was not linked to recent unionization efforts by workers in the Canadian province.
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