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UK Amazon workers vote to walk out over pay

By Nithya Bose in Amazon News, posted December 19, 2022

Amazon warehouse employees in Coventry will walk out in a row over pay- the first-ever action in the UK.

Hundreds of staff decided to go on strike in protest of a 50p per hour salary offer.

More than 98 percent of members of the GMB union voted to strike, in a poll with a turnout of more than 63 percent.

GMB Senior Organiser Amanda Gearing said the workers the strike was historic as the workers are the first Amazon employees in the UK to walk out.

She said: "The fact that they are being forced to go on strike to win a decent rate of pay from one of the world's most valuable companies should be a badge of shame for Amazon.

"Amazon can afford to do better. It's not too late to avoid strike action; get round the table with GMB to improve the pay and conditions of workers."

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Warehouse workers sought an hourly pay rise of £15 from £10.

Amazon claimed it had offered "competitive pay" and provided "comprehensive benefits" to its employees.

The poll closed on Friday, December 16, but any strike is expected to take place in the new year.

Source: BBC

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