MONTRÉAL — Quebec Superior Court has rejected a motion by Amazon filed in connection with the company’s challenge to unionization efforts at its now-shuttered Laval warehouse. A union affiliated with the CSN was certified in May 2024, before the e-commerce giant shuttered all seven of its warehouses in the province. Amazon had challenged the unionization, arguing the process violated workers’ freedom of association because a secret vote was not held. Amazon argued that this violated the right of workers to freedom of association, but Quebec’s administrative labour tribunal ruled in October 2024 that the company didn’t have standing to invoke that right on behalf of others. Amazon challenged the decision on procedural fairness grounds, asserting that it had not been given the opportunity to fully present its position. Quebec Superior Court, however, has upheld the labour tribunal’s decision and dismissed the challenge. In Quebec and British Columbia, workers can be automatically certified without a vote if a certain proportion of the workforce signs union cards, a law known as card-check certification. The Laval warehouse was certified through this process. --- Lia Lévesque, The Canadian Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.
