Superior Court Rejects Challenge by Amazon Related to Unionization
The ruling upholds card-check certification after Amazon said the process lacked a secret vote and violated workers’ freedom of association.
- On Oct 19, 2026, the Quebec Superior Court rejected a motion by Amazon challenging unionization efforts at its former Laval warehouse, upholding a previous Administrative Labour Tribunal decision.
- Amazon challenged the unionization process in 2024, arguing that card-check certification—which allows unions to form without a secret ballot—violated workers' freedom of association at the Laval facility.
- The Tribunal ruled in 2024 that Amazon lacked standing to invoke freedom of association on behalf of its workers, while the company also alleged procedural fairness violations.
- Rejecting the procedural fairness argument, the Superior Court effectively ended Amazon's attempt to overturn the union certification at the warehouse.
- Since the 2024 union certification, Amazon has shuttered all seven of its warehouses in Quebec, claiming it intends to change its business model at sites including Laval.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Quebec Superior Court rejects Amazon's unionization-related challenge
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.
Superior Court rejects challenge by Amazon related to unionization
The Superior Court has just rejected a request from Amazon, which was contesting a decision of the Administrative Labour Tribunal, in the broader case of the unionization of employees at its Laval warehouse. A union from the Federation of Commerce, affiliated with the CSN, had been recognized by the Administrative Labour Tribunal within this establishment […]
The Superior Court has just dismissed an application by Amazon, which challenged a decision of the Administrative Labour Tribunal, in the broader case of unionization of employees in its Laval warehouse.
Amazon challenged a decision of the Tribunal administratif du travail, in the broader issue of unionization of employees at its Laval warehouse.
Amazon challenged a legal decision in the case of employee unionization.
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