Efforts to unionize Amazon workers in Canada ramp up in Ontario as Teamsters target Hamilton [View all]

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Amazon says it doesn't think 'unions are the best answer for our employees'


CBC News · Posted: May 11, 2022 1:38 PM ET | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Workers arriving at the Amazon warehouse in Hamilton on Wednesday morning were met by a handful of people in bright yellow vests with pamphlets and signs saying "Amazon needs a union!"

Members of Teamsters Local 879 said they stepped up their efforts after hearing from some workers at the Mountain fulfilment centre who expressed interest in unionizing.

"We have gotten some calls from Amazon workers to do with the conditions inside, how they're being treated," said Jim Killey, who handles organizing for the union. "When they call, we come."

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Asked for comment on the unionization effort in Hamilton, Amazon spokesperson Ryma Boussoufa said the company does not believe "unions are the best answer for our employees," but the choice is up to the workers.

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