Amazon UK workers announce strike dates in pay dispute
Updated : 14:18
Amazon workers in the UK have announced a series of strikes at one of the company’s warehouses in long-running dispute over pay.
The GMB union said more than 350 staff at the fulfilment centre in Coventry will walk out on February 28, March 2 and from March 13 - 17.
Staff at the site became the first Amazon workers in the UK to strike as part of their campaign for a pay rate of £15 an hour.
Union senior organiser Amanda Gearing said the “unprecedented” strikes showed the anger among the Coventry workers.
“They work for one of the richest companies in the world, yet they have to work round the clock to keep themselves afloat. It’s sickening that Amazon workers in Coventry will earn just 8p above the national minimum wage in April 2023."
“Amazon bosses can stop this industrial action by doing the right thing and negotiating a proper pay rise with workers.”
Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of the online consumer retailer is worth $121bn, according to the latest Bloomberg billionaires index, making him the third richest man in the world.
Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com