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Why a unionized warehouse in Quebec posed a threat to Amazon
Amazon has announced plans to close all of its Quebec facilities, laying off 1,700 permanent employees, months after workers in Laval, Que., made history by unionizing. Experts say the move could prompt legal challenges under Quebec labour laws.
Amazon to Close Warehouses in Quebec, Eliminating 1,900 Jobs
Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.
Amazon closing Quebec warehouses, laying off 1,700 employees
Amazon is moving to a third-party delivery and in turn closing its seven warehouses in Quebec — with 1,700 regular employees set to be laid off between now and March. Amazon has warehouses in Laval, Lachine,
In Quebec, an Amazon union push gets snuffed out
The online giant said its decision to close seven warehouses is unrelated to labour organizing, but others say it’s part of a pattern to stamp out unions
Champagne sends a sharp warning to Amazon over its Quebec warehouse closures
The political fallout from Amazon's decision to close all its warehouses in Quebec continues. The federal minister of innovation said the government will now review its business relationship with the retail giant where contracts have topped hundreds of millions of dollars.
Amazon to Shutter Quebec Warehouses, Costing 1,700 Permanent Employees Their Jobs
That move will result in the company laying off 1,700 permanent workers. The facilities also employ a total of 250 temporary workers, who will also be affected. According to AFP, the company will close the facilities over the course of the next two months.
Amazon Closes Its Operations in Quebec, Laying Off 1,700 Workers
Unions had gained a foothold in one of the company’s warehouses in the province, though Amazon would not say if there was a ...
Amazon Shuts Down Québec Operations After Unionization, Swears It’s Unrelated
The official line out of Amazon is that the decision to shut down its operations is entirely related to cost-cutting. Per a ...
Canada to Review Amazon Contracts After Quebec Layoffs
Canada has warned Amazon.com that it is reviewing business ties with the company’s cloud-computing unit following Amazon’s ...
Amazon exits Quebec operations, to cut about 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 ...
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Amazon to close Quebec warehouses and lay off 1,700 workers
Amazon said it would close its seven warehouses in Quebec and lay off 1,700 workers in the Canadian province, less than a year after employees at one of the facilities unionized and were ...
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Amazon to close Quebec facilities, insists it's not because of new union
A Quebec Employment Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday that Amazon Canada issued a notice of collective layoff affecting 1,997 employees across seven locations. Amazon also shared the ...
Whole Foods Employees Defy Amazon’s Anti-Union Efforts
The grocery chain’s store in Philadelphia becomes the first to join a union, where workers hope to expand organizing to other ...
Amazon Layoffs Prompt Canada to Review Government Deals
Canada’s industry minister said Amazon.com Inc.’s decision to shut down all warehouses in Quebec and cut close to 2,000 jobs ...