Amazon workers in UK launch fight for union recognition — GMB takes action on behalf of members at Coventry distribution centre
Amazon workers in UK launch fight for union recognition — GMB takes action on behalf of members at Coventry distribution centre
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>The GMB union officially applied for recognition on Friday on behalf of its members at a distribution centre in Coventry, in England’s west midlands.
>If successful, it would be the first British union to win the right to negotiate with the US technology company.
>Amanda Gearing, a senior organiser for the GMB, said Amazon had “flat-out refused” to negotiate pay with the union, a key reason for pursuing official recognition.
>She said more than 700 workers in Coventry were members of the GMB, passing a threshold of 51% needed to be recognised as a union.
>Amazon employs around 75,000 workers across the UK as a whole.
^1 Ali Asad Zulfiqar and Celia Bergin (12 May 2023), “Amazon workers in UK launch fight for union recognition”, https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2023/05/12/amazon-workers-in-uk-launch-fight-for-union-recognition/