NightOwl@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoAmazon is quitting Quebec to ‘shock and awe’ workers worldwidebreachmedia.caexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down15cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ml
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minus-square𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoIs unionising not protected in Canada?
minus-squareTuxman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, but only one of the 7 warehouses was unionized. So they are adamantly stating it had nothing to do with that (yeah, right…) I guess mercury was in retrograde?
minus-square𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoSo, it’s criminal to fire an individual after they join a union, but shutting a site is coincidence. Gotcha.
minus-squareTuxman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoYou’re hired as regional operations manager! You’re gonna go far! 👍
minus-square𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoOh yeah, we’re gonna bring in some entry-level graduates, farm some work out to Singapore, that’s the usual deal.
minus-squarePapamousse@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYes, but Amazon said that before 2020 they used only 3rd party last mile delivery and it worked fine, so they are going back to it, “this has nothing to do with union”.
Is unionising not protected in Canada?
Yes, but only one of the 7 warehouses was unionized. So they are adamantly stating it had nothing to do with that (yeah, right…)
I guess mercury was in retrograde?
So, it’s criminal to fire an individual after they join a union, but shutting a site is coincidence. Gotcha.
You’re hired as regional operations manager! You’re gonna go far! 👍
Oh yeah, we’re gonna bring in some entry-level graduates, farm some work out to Singapore, that’s the usual deal.
Yes, but Amazon said that before 2020 they used only 3rd party last mile delivery and it worked fine, so they are going back to it, “this has nothing to do with union”.