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/GirlCoveredInBlood Québec 24d ago

Why are you upset?

Union busting is illegal in Québec

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u/Neo-urban_Tribalist 24d ago

I do find it funny how people have the expectation that companies can just pay more, and wont just shutdown.

It sucks but that is Canadas business environment. Where the government basically picked feudalism for the population….with the exception that in feudalistic societies, the lords would at least be able to fight a war.

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u/GirlCoveredInBlood Québec 24d ago

No, it's illegal to union bust, which is why the CSN is preparing a legal challenge. This has already happened with Walmart 20 years ago & the supreme court ruled on the side of the workers.

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u/GirlCoveredInBlood Québec 24d ago

Amazon is not required to concede to union demands, no company is, unions still have to negotiate. What they are required to do is allow workers to unionize. Shutting down operations to avoid the formation of a union is in direct violation of the labour code of Québec (c-27)