Amazon to Close All Quebec Warehouses, Cutting 1,700 Jobs

The company cites cost-saving measures, but unions claim the closures target efforts to organize workers.

Amazon will shut down seven facilities in Quebec over the next two months, affecting 1,700 permanent employees and 250 temporary workers.
The company plans to revert to a third-party delivery model, which it claims will improve efficiency and reduce costs.
The closures include Quebec's only unionized Amazon warehouse, where workers had been negotiating their first collective agreement.
Union representatives allege the decision is part of an anti-union campaign, a claim Amazon denies, stating the move is unrelated to union activities.
Amazon will provide affected employees with severance packages of up to 14 weeks' pay and job placement assistance.