• “Teamsters Local 362 filed for a vote on union representation at the Amazon YEG 1 Fulfillment Center in Nisku, AB. This is the first step in Teamsters Canada’s organizing campaign to bring Amazon to the bargaining table. “Amazon won’t change without a union. Whether it’s job security, work pace, discrimination, favoritism, or wages, the company has proven that it is deeply anti-worker. (…) The Alberta Labor Relations Board (ALRB) must first review the application. Once that is done, all Amazon employees at YEG 1 who have been employed since yesterday will have the opportunity to vote on representation by Teamsters Local Union 362 …” This is how the English-language announcement from September 14, 2021, by Teamsters Canada begins; see further developments:
  • Under pressure from the Unifor union—and apparently out of fear of collective bargaining agreements at all its locations—Amazon is raising wages across Canada New
    “In light of the pressure from the first collective bargaining agreement, which is set to be granted shortly to employees at the YVR2 location in Delta (British Columbia)—Amazon has announced a sudden wage increase for all its Canadian sites—similar to what Walmart did in 2024.
    “It’s time for Amazon to realize: If the company wants to operate in Canada, it must respect the rights of the very workers it employs. We will keep up the pressure to ensure that workers across Canada benefit from the gains made through collective bargaining,” said Lana Payne, national president of Unifor.
    The pay raise announced today coincides almost exactly with the imminent conclusion of the arbitration process ordered by the British Columbia Labor Relations Board. After months of delays and objections from Amazon, Unifor was forced to seek its first collective bargaining agreement through binding arbitration. (Read more about Amazon’s series of illegal and unreasonable tactics in British Columbia at externer Link .)
    “Wage increases are only part of the picture. A union gives workers a voice—not only regarding their wages and benefits, but also in improving health and safety conditions and combating the notoriously dangerous work pace for which Amazon is known worldwide,” said Gavin McGarrigle, Unifor’s Regional Director for the West. “Only by coming together and harnessing the strength of a union can we eliminate the systemic abuses at Amazon     .”…“ English press release from September 16, 2026, by the Unifor union externer Link (machine-translated) – see information on Delta also below:
  • Amazon warehouse workers in Delta, Canada, have received union certification from Unifor following a ruling by the provincial labor board regarding company interference . “The
    Amazon warehouse workers in Delta, British Columbia, have been granted union certification after the provincial labor board externer Link sided with Unifor externer Link and found that the company had interfered in the union organizing process. This landmark decision not only secures union representation for workers in Canada but could also influence organizing efforts at Amazon sites around the world.
    “Amazon workers organized under very difficult conditions, but they defeated the giant,” said Unifor National President Lana Payne. “This ruling sends a clear message to companies that intimidating workers will ultimately backfire.”  
    The British Columbia Labor Relations Board ruled that Amazon’s actions during the organizing campaign at the YVR5 facility—including a rapid increase in hiring and anti-union messaging—compromised the fairness of the vote. As a result, the board granted automatic certification under provincial labor law. With this ruling, the Delta warehouse becomes the first Amazon facility in Canada to be unionized. (…)
    The Delta certification follows an earlier attempt at a facility in Laval, Quebec, where workers voted to unionize. Amazon later retaliated by closing the warehouse.
    The Unifor union, which represents private-sector workers across Canada, announced that it would begin preparations to negotiate a first collective bargaining agreement …“ Press release dated July 14, 25, from UNI Global Union externer Link (“Historic Victory: Canada Allows Amazon Union Following Ruling on Company Interference”)
  • The CSN union’s lawsuit against Amazon before the Quebec Labor Court over the closure of seven warehouses has begun . “A
    Quebec labor court has begun hearing a case against Amazon concerning the e-commerce giant’s closure of seven warehouses in the province in January.
    Approximately 1,700 workers lost their jobs after Amazon abruptly closed its distribution centers in Quebec, months after workers at a facility in the Montreal area had unionized with the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN). In a press release, the CSN union states that it is calling on the court to overturn Amazon’s decision to close the seven centers and to force the company to pay all 1,700 workers a year’s salary. According to the CSN, Amazon has asked the court to exclude the six non-unionized warehouses and limit the hearing to the 287 unionized workers at the facility in Laval, Que.
    Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment but said the closures were about providing efficient and cost-effective services to customers and were not a response to the union campaign. A union spokesperson said the hearings will take place at irregular intervals over the next     few months.” Report by The Canadian Press on May 16, 2025, on Global News externer Link (English)
  • In addition to a variety of legal actions against the closure of Amazon warehouses in Quebec, there are now calls for a nationwide boycott of Amazon in Canada