An employee walks past trucks at Amazon's DXT4 warehouse in Laval, Que., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Amazon Canada says it is closing all seven of its warehouses in Quebec.

Amazon challenged the union’s right to represent the workers but lost at a provincial labor tribunal in October. Amazon’s DXT4 warehouse is seen in Laval, Quebec, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Amazon has underscored one of the biggest challenges facing organized labor in both Canada and the U.S.: the imbalance of power between workers and multibillion-dollar corporations.

Delivery trucks are parked outside Amazon's DXT4 warehouse in Laval, Que., Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. Amazon Canada says it is closing all seven of its warehouses in Quebec.

Canada’s industry minister said Amazon’s decision to shut down all warehouses in Quebec and cut close to 2,000 jobs would prompt the government to examine its current deals with the company.

The warehouses also employ 250 temporary employees. Amazon said it would enlist local, third-party companies to deliver packages, reverting to a business model it used in Quebec before 2020.

Amazon closing 7 warehouses in Canada, eliminating 1,700 jobs, after 1 location unionizes Amazon’s DXT4 warehouse is seen in Laval, Quebec, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

The warehouses also employ 250 temporary employees. Amazon said it would enlist local, third-party companies to deliver packages, reverting to a business model it used in Quebec before 2020.