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Amazon to Close All Warehouses in Quebec

Move Eliminates 1,900 Jobs

(Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

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Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec. The decision comes less than a year after workers at one of those facilities unionized.

The online retailer plans to use subcontractors, such as Montreal-based Intelcom Courrier Canada Inc., in the province instead.

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