Hundreds of Amazon staff have gone on strike as people take advantage of Black Friday, one of the year’s busiest shopping days.
Members of the GMB union are locked in a pay dispute with their employer and are on the picket line outside the firm’s Coventry site.
Strikes are also taking place in Europe and the US – unions say it is the biggest walkout in Amazon history.
Strikes are also taking place in Europe and the US – unions say it is the biggest walkout in Amazon history.
Staff in Coventry were the first of Amazon’s employees in the UK to strike when they began industrial action in January.
The GMB Union said more than about 1,000 workers were taking part on Friday, with some 800 on the picket line.
The company recently announced it would increase the minimum starting pay to up to £13 an hour from April, depending on location, but the union has called for a rate of at least £15 as well as better working conditions.
Speaking at the picket in Coventry, GMB senior organiser Stuart Richards said the offer from Amazon “isn’t enough”.
Hundreds of Amazon staff have gone on strike as people take advantage of Black Friday, one of the year’s busiest shopping days.
Strikes are also taking place in Europe and the US – unions say it is the biggest walkout in Amazon history.
Members of the GMB union are locked in a pay dispute with their employer and are on the picket line outside the firm’s Coventry site.
Staff in Coventry were the first of Amazon’s employees in the UK to strike when they began industrial action in January.
Strikes are also taking place in Europe and the US – unions say it is the biggest walkout in Amazon history.
Strikes are also taking place in Europe and the US – unions say it is the biggest walkout in Amazon history.
Staff in Coventry were the first of Amazon’s employees in the UK to strike when they began industrial action in January.
The GMB Union said more than about 1,000 workers were taking part on Friday, with some 800 on the picket line.
The company recently announced it would increase the minimum starting pay to up to £13 an hour from April, depending on location, but the union has called for a rate of at least £15 as well as better working conditions.
Speaking at the picket in Coventry, GMB senior organiser Stuart Richards said the offer from Amazon “isn’t enough”.
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