It would be the first time workers at a UK Amazon site have won recognition of a trade union for collective bargaining over pay, terms and conditions
"With industrial actions ballots under way in five further Amazon depots and more and more Amazon workers joining GMB, managers fast risk this becoming a summer of strike chaos for the company.GMB said Amazon bosses have 10 days to respond and agree to voluntarily recognise the union, adding if this does not happen, they will start a statutory process through the Central Arbitration Committee.
In response, Amazon UK said:"We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, opportunities for career growth, all while working in a safe, modern work environment. "At Amazon, these benefits and opportunities come with the job, as does the ability to communicate directly with the leadership of the company."
The company said it respects its employees' rights to choose to join or not join a union and that it regularly reviews pay rates.GMB union members at Coventry, the first official walkout to hit the US tech firm's operations in the UK. A number of other strikes followed until Amazon offered to increase the minimum starting salary of its UK workforce by 50p to between £11 and £12 per hour from April.- its members had been calling for at least £15 an hour.
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