{"id":1866,"date":"2025-01-25T03:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/amazon-closes-operations-in-quebec-laying-off-1700-workers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T03:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T03:33:16","slug":"amazon-closes-operations-in-quebec-laying-off-1700-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/amazon-closes-operations-in-quebec-laying-off-1700-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Closes Operations in Quebec, Laying off 1,700 Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amazon on Wednesday said it was closing all of its warehouse and logistics operations in Quebec, the Canadian province where unions gained a foothold in one of its facilities, and would lay off 1,700 employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The closures represent a U-turn from Amazon\u2019s recent investments in the province. The company opened three delivery stations in 2021, and one last year. It also had a small fulfillment center in Quebec and two warehouses that sorted packages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">All told, the investments totaled about 2 million square feet of operations, according to an estimate by Marc Wulfraat, a warehousing industry consultant based in Montreal who <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mwpvl.com\/html\/amazon_com.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">has long researched Amazon\u2019s logistics network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amazon said it is closing the seven facilities to \u201cprovide the same great service and even more savings to our customers over the long run,\u201d according to a statement from Barbara Agrait, a company spokeswoman. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amazon will still serve customers in Quebec by returning to its operational model from before 2020, when facilities in neighboring provinces prepared the packages that were then carried by third-party delivery companies into Quebec.<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amazon\u2019s first union in Canada comprised about 230 warehouse workers in Laval, north of Montreal, after they unionized in May. But the company challenged the unionization effort before a provincial labor tribunal. It argued that the union certification should be revoked because the workers signed union cards to signal their support, instead of voting by secret ballot. The tribunal ruled against Amazon in October, just before the peak holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amazon said litigation over the matter was continuing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With the Quebec closures, \u201cthey made it very clear we do not want this spreading,\u201d Mr. Wulfraat said, referring to the union effort. The company has more than 46,000 corporate and operations employees in Canada. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne, the federal innovation minister, said in a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FP_Champagne\/status\/1882172669321494552\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> on X that he had conveyed his disappointment to the head of Amazon in Canada.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis is not the way business is done in Canada,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration des Syndicats Nationaux, a union representing the workers, said it was informed of the closures through an email from one of Amazon\u2019s lawyers early this morning. Caroline Senneville, the confederation\u2019s president, said in a statement that the company had been stifling their union drive since it began three years ago, through actions that included what she called \u201cdisguised dismissals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s a slap in the face for all workers in Quebec,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amazon denied claims from the union that the dismissals were improper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Montreal metropolitan area has roughly 4.5 million residents, making it larger than the greater Seattle region. Pulling operations out of a major population center is contrary to what Amazon has touted in recent years as a central driver of success within its operations: putting more products closer to customers, to enable faster delivery. That, Amazon has repeatedly said, drives down delivery costs, and causes customers to order more frequently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amazon has not abandoned direct operations from a large population center in North America in years, though more than a dozen years ago it <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/03\/technology\/amazon-new-york-politics-jobs.html\" title=\"\">routinely played hardball<\/a> with states that tried to collect taxes for online sales.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Walmart and other retailers in the past have had difficulty <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/walmart-canada-quebec-fufilment-centre-1.7074412\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">establishing a logistics foothold<\/a> in Quebec, where roughly two out of every five workers are unionized. That\u2019s the highest rate among Canadian provinces, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/t1\/tbl1\/en\/tv.action?pid=1410012901\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">government data<\/a>, and about four times as high as in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fran\u00e7ois Legault, the premier of Quebec, said Amazon\u2019s move was \u201ca private decision by a private company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI can understand that it must be tough for the 1,700 families involved,\u201d Mr. Legault told reporters at a news conference on Wednesday, focusing most of his remarks on the need for Quebecers to mobilize and buy local products in response to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" 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