Firm refuses to engage with unions but faces pressure from ‘associates’ fighting for better pay and conditions
‘I just want to live’: how UK Amazon workers came to brink of strike
Hundreds of Amazon workers at the company’s vast warehouse in Coventry hope to make history next week by becoming the first in the UK to vote for strike action against the delivery giant, which refuses to engage with unions.
Workers at the site, on land formerly occupied by Jaguar Land Rover, staged an informal walkout earlier this year, after being told their annual pay rise would be 50p an hour, taking the basic rate to £10.50.
Firm refuses to engage with unions but faces pressure from ‘associates’ fighting for better pay and conditions‘I just want to live’: how UK Amazon workers came to brink of strikeHundreds of Amazon workers at the company’s vast warehouse in Coventry hope to make history next week by becoming the first in the UK to vote for strike action against the delivery giant, which refuses to engage with unions.Workers at the site, on land formerly occupied by Jaguar Land Rover, staged an informal walkout earlier this year, after being told their annual pay rise would be 50p an hour, taking the basic rate to £10.50. Continue reading…
