On Tuesday, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced through a local chapter that it had filed a motion with the Alberta Labor Relations Board to hold a vote on setting up a union at an Amazon warehouse in Nisku, Alberta, known as YEG1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the labor agency approves the election, all workers employed by YEG1 from September 13 will be able to vote on whether to join Teamsters Local Union 362.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teamsters Canada national president Fran\u00e7ois Laporte commented on the recent call for a union: “Amazon won’t change without a union. The company has proven itself to be profoundly anti-worker.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teamsters Canada spokesperson Christopher Monette said the union effort at the Nisku plant began in the summer and has received huge support since, including a petition signed by “hundreds” of workers at the warehouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monette went on to assure that Teamsters Canada was “prepared for anything” Amazon could do to stop unionization noting that the Canadian chapter is “closely coordinating” with its American counterpart.<\/p>\n\n\n