Amazon UK headquarters in Shoreditch is the focus of a rally led by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event comes as voting begins to recognise a UK union for the first time at the tech giant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rally is scheduled for 5 PM at Amazon\u2019s Principal Place offices near Liverpool Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUC Assistant General Secretary Kate Bell and Amazon workers and supporters will attend the protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The focal point of this rally is the ongoing ballot among Amazon workers at the Amazon warehouse<\/a><\/strong> in Coventry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These workers are voting on whether to join the GMB union after a prolonged management struggle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The ballot comes after the Government\u2019s Central Arbitration Committee determined there is sufficient support for union recognition at the warehouse to warrant a vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over 3,000 workers are participating in the ballot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The union needs at least a 40 percent turnout and the majority of votes in favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If this happens, Amazon must negotiate pay, terms, and conditions with the GMB Union.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The voting period concludes on Saturday, July 13, with the results expected by July 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A successful vote would make history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It would mark the first time in Amazon’s 30-year history the company is legally required to recognize a union in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andy Prendergast, GMB National Secretary<\/a><\/strong>, said: \u201cAmazon has had every chance to do the right thing; now workers are taking things into their own hands to make work better.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n TUC General Secretary Paul Nowack said:\u201d My message to staff in Coventry is simple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is a historic chance for you and your workmates to win better pay and conditions – and a truly independent voice at work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Need Career Advice? <\/strong>Get employment skills advice at all levels of your career<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rallies are also being held at seven other Amazon sites across the UK<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An Amazon spokesperson said: \u201cWe regularly review our pay to ensure we offer competitive wages and benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur minimum starting pay has increased to \u00a312.30 and \u00a313 per hour depending on location – that\u2019s a 20% increase over two years and 50% since 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe also work hard to provide great benefits, a positive work environment and excellent career opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese are just some of the reasons people want to come and work at Amazon, whether its their first job, a seasonal role or an opportunity for them to advance their career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow us on <\/strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>X<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>, and <\/strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amazon UK headquarters in Shoreditch is the focus of a rally led by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":62382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2459,3,415],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-62381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazon-news","category-business-news","category-uk-employment-news","tag-amazon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u201cAmazon has had every chance to do the right thing; now workers are taking things into their own hands to make work better\u201d\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n