Amazon to close Quebec warehouses, affecting 1,700 jobs
Amazon Canada is closing all of its Quebec warehouses, affecting nearly 2,000 employees. The company claims the move is to provide long-term savings to customers and is unrelated to recent unionization efforts. However, industry experts, including 9I制作厂免费 business Professor Vivek Astvansh, suggest the closures are a response to union activities. Astvansh noted that the decision sends a strong signal to employees, discouraging unionization, and is a strategic move to avoid being held captive by employee demands. In a Montreal Gazetter piece, he emphasizes that while the closures are costly in the short term, they ultimately benefit Amazon by maintaining control over its operations. 鈥淪hutting down the warehouses sends a strong signal to employees and discourages them from unionizing, which is very unfortunate, but welcome to the world of business.鈥 Quebec officials have pledged support for the affected workers.
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