UM TodayUnion – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 The Canadian Press: Unions face uphill battle organizing Amazon warehouses in Canada: experts https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/the-canadian-press-unions-face-uphill-battle-organizing-amazon-warehouses-in-canada-experts/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/the-canadian-press-unions-face-uphill-battle-organizing-amazon-warehouses-in-canada-experts/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:01:11 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=202844 Unions face uphill battle organizing Amazon warehouses in Canada: experts]]>

Unions trying to organize at Amazon workplaces across Canada are facing a series of hurdles, including legal challenges and alleged anti-union tactics from the e-commerce giant.

Labour laws in Canada are generally stronger than those south of the border, where unions also face an uphill battle, experts say.

But Adam King, an assistant professor in the labour studies department at the University of Manitoba, says that isn’t enough to guarantee successful unionization efforts here.

To read the full story, please visit The Toronto Star.

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