The City of Montreal has Dropped Amazon from Suppliers, Pledges to Buy Local

Amazon Starts Closing Quebec Warehouses as Union President Calls for Boycott

The union that represents workers at what was Canada’s only unionized Amazon warehouse says the online retail giant has begun shutting down its seven facilities in Quebec this week, putting thousands of employees out of work. Félix Trudeau, union president for the Laval, Que., warehouse that unionized last May, says the three warehouses in the Montreal area, including his own, were closed late Friday night, one day earlier than expected. He says…

Amazon starts closing Quebec warehouses as union president calls for boycott

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City of Montreal stops ordering from Amazon

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says the city will stop ordering from American giant Amazon – until further notice. In a posting on social media Thursday afternoon, Plante indicated that the city is “combing the list of (its) suppliers to find local or international alternatives.” “Despite the reprieve on U.S. tariffs, Montreal is not letting its […]

City of Montreal announces it will stop ordering from Amazon

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced on Thursday afternoon that the city would stop ordering from the website of U.S. giant Amazon until further notice.

City will stop making purchases from Amazon, Plante says

Announcement comes after calls she made earlier in the week for cities in Canada to prioritize their local economies in the face of threats of a trade war.