Over 7,100 workers connected to the freight industry in the US and Canada face layoffs.
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Over 7,100 workers connected to the freight industry in the US and Canada face layoffs.
Mass Layoffs Continue Across Freight-Related Companies in the U.S. and Canada
The freight industry is experiencing another wave of job cuts, with 7,173 layoffs recently announced across multiple states and provinces, including California, Texas, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Quebec.
This marks the fifth round of layoffs in the U.S. supply chain sector since early October, bringing the total number of affected workers to 16,919, according to companies filing Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices.
Over the past eight weeks, numerous companies have announced job cuts or facility closures, including Amazon, GXO, UPS, DHL, Kuehne+Nagel, Advance Auto Parts, Great Dane, Ryder, True Value Co., CJ Logistics America, PepsiCo, Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC, Hunt & Sons LLC, Americold Logistics, Green Thumb Produce Inc., 3E Logistics NJ Inc., Genuine Parts Co., Trademango Solutions, FedEx, Russ Davis Wholesale, Mountain Valley Express LLC, McLane Foodservice Distribution, and Orora Packaging Solutions.
Latest Layoff Announcements
Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced on Jan. 22 that it will close all seven of its fulfillment centers in Quebec, resulting in approximately 2,000 job losses. The closures are expected to be finalized by the end of March.
Following this decision, an additional 2,500 employees working for Amazon delivery service partners have also lost their jobs, pushing the total Amazon-related layoffs in Quebec to 4,543, according to Quebec’s Labour Ministry. Notices of mass layoffs have been filed by 23 logistics and transport companies in the province.
Amazon cited cost savings as the primary reason for the layoffs and confirmed it will transition to subcontractors for delivery operations in Quebec.
Kohl’s
Retailer Kohl’s Corp. announced plans to shut down its distribution center in San Bernardino, California, eliminating 690 jobs as part of a broader corporate restructuring.
Source: Freight Waves