[UK] Amazon workers announce 3-day strike during Prime Day event

In the UK this week, hundreds of workers at an Amazon warehouse are staging a three-day strike over a pay dispute during the online retail giant’s ‘Prime Day’ sales event, Yorkshire Evening Post reports.

On July 8, the GMB union confirmed that the walkout - involving nearly 900 employees - will take place from July 11 to July 13 at Amazon’s warehouse in Coventry, coinciding with Prime Day.

In a statement sent from the union to Reuters, Rachel Fagan - GMB Senior Organiser - said, “GMB members in Coventry have time and time again shown that this fight will only end with £15 an hour and union rights."

Amazon stated that the minimum starting pay for its employees is between £11-£12 per hour, depending on the location. In June, union members at the Coventry warehouse reportedly voted for six months of strikes from June 12 to 14.

Amazon is projected to make around £5.5bn in revenue from its July 11 to 12 Prime Day sales. According to JPMorgan, the projection is an increase of 12 per cent from the company’s 2022 sale event.

Amazon has said it doesn’t expect strikes to have any impact on Prime Day deliveries. The Coventry warehouse reportedly only receives goods from suppliers and distributes them to other Amazon facilities.

Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

(Quote via original reporting)

In the UK this week, hundreds of workers at an Amazon warehouse are staging a three-day strike over a pay dispute during the online retail giant’s ‘Prime Day’ sales event, Yorkshire Evening Post reports.

On July 8, the GMB union confirmed that the walkout - involving nearly 900 employees - will take place from July 11 to July 13 at Amazon’s warehouse in Coventry, coinciding with Prime Day.

In a statement sent from the union to Reuters, Rachel Fagan - GMB Senior Organiser - said, “GMB members in Coventry have time and time again shown that this fight will only end with £15 an hour and union rights."

Amazon stated that the minimum starting pay for its employees is between £11-£12 per hour, depending on the location. In June, union members at the Coventry warehouse reportedly voted for six months of strikes from June 12 to 14.

Amazon is projected to make around £5.5bn in revenue from its July 11 to 12 Prime Day sales. According to JPMorgan, the projection is an increase of 12 per cent from the company’s 2022 sale event.

Amazon has said it doesn’t expect strikes to have any impact on Prime Day deliveries. The Coventry warehouse reportedly only receives goods from suppliers and distributes them to other Amazon facilities.

Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

(Quote via original reporting)