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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Heather Stewart

Amazon accused of using ‘union-busting’ tactics at Midlands warehouses

Picket line at Amazon in Coventry
Picket line at Amazon in Coventry in November. Staff are demanding a pay increase to £15 an hour. Photograph: John Robertson/The Guardian

The GMB has accused Amazon of resorting to “union-busting” tactics at its warehouses in the Midlands, with workplace message boards telling staff: “We want to speak with you. A union wants to speak for you.”

The claim comes as the union prepares to take three days of strike action next week at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse, known as BHX4, as part of an industrial dispute that has been going on for more than a year. Staff are demanding a pay increase to £15 an hour and the right to negotiate with the company over pay and conditions.

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