Union calls for Amazon boycott, asks feds, Quebec to cut ties with company [Video]

The CSN union is calling on a boycott on all Amazon products to protest the e-commerce giant’s plan to close its Quebec warehouses.

At a press conference on Tuesday, CSN president Caroline Senneville called the move “blatant union-busting” which violates several sections of the Quebec labour code. She said it’s an attempt to intimidate workers, as other pushes to unionize take place across the country.

The union called on the public to boycott the multinational company, asking that consumers buy from local Canadian or Quebec companies instead.

“A few million less in sales for Amazon may not be a lot. But a few million more for Quebec companies can make the difference between a local company that survives and progresses,” she said.

This campaign comes amid a wide movement to buy local and to boycott American goods that stem from U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs on Canadian exports.

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