The British Columbia Labour Relations Board’s recent ruling may result in more than $1 million in back wages being paid out
The British Columbia Labour Relations Board recently ruled that Amazon violated the provincial Labour Code by denying scheduled pay increases to workers who unionized. Unifor Local 114, which certified a bargaining unit of about 800 workers at Amazon’s Delta, B.C., facility in July 2025, filed a complaint after the e-commerce giant granted pay increases to all Amazon workers in the region except union members. “This decision confirms what Amazon workers have been saying all along—the company broke the law by singling out unionized workers for unfair treatment. [...] No worker should be punished for exercising their legal right to join a union, and today’s ruling sends a clear message that Amazon is not above the law,” said Unifor national president Lana Payne in a union press release.
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