The CSN union, representing Amazon workers in Quebec, is spearheading a boycott and planning legal action after Amazon shut down its seven facilities, resulting in 1,700 job losses. The union argues that these closures are an anti-union tactic aimed at evading a historic collective agreement with workers, who had successfully unionized in May. Amazon claims the closures were solely for cost-cutting reasons, despite experts suggesting that Quebec's labor laws could have forced contract negotiations. This incident raises alarms about labor practices within large corporations.
Senneville described Amazon's actions as profoundly anti-union, stating, 'This is not the way we do business in Quebec. This is not the way we do business in Canada.'
Experts noted that Quebec's stronger labor laws could have compelled Amazon to negotiate a collective agreement, emphasizing the legal implications of the closures.
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