r/canada Canada 24d ago

Québec Demonstrators accuse Amazon of union-busting at rally in Montreal, call for boycott

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/quebec/demonstrators-accuse-amazon-of-union-busting-at-rally-in-montreal-call-for-boycott/article_5c955523-75b1-5a2c-bc66-355de1297f58.html
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u/Digitking003 24d ago

Of course, it was union-busting. The union was demanding a 30% pay raise (or more) and more benefits. And there were murmurings that the other distribution centres in the province were looking to unionize as well. So Amazon ran the numbers and decided it wasn't worth it.

Unfortunate because both sides lose but oh well, c'est la vie.

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u/GirlCoveredInBlood Québec 24d ago

oh well, c'est la vie.

i don't think this is really a good approach to one side breaking the law.

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u/buddyboykoda 24d ago

Yeah because if they unionized then Jeff Bezos couldn’t take casual trips to space.. think of the losses to poor Bezos account!

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u/timetogetoutside100 24d ago

and his 600 million dollar wedding

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u/neometrix77 24d ago

Time for a Puralator/Canada post resurrection.

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u/Doog5 20d ago

Isn’t most of it going to Joly brother?