Amazon workers in a warehouse in Coventry have gone on strike today, making for the first time ever the company's staff has staged a walkout in the UK. It comes following a ballot, which closed on December 16, 2022 and saw a majority of more than 98% of workers vote to strike.
Hundreds of Amazon workers at the fulfilment centre have voted to walk out in anger over the company's 50p per hour pay offer, while Amazon UK Services Limited reported that it paid just £10.8million in tax in 2021, despite recording a pre-tax profit of £204million, according to GMB Union.
Amanda Gearing, GMB senior organiser, said: “Amazon workers in Coventry are set to make history becoming the first ever Amazon workers in the UK to go on strike. They've shown they’re willing to put themselves on the line to fighting for what’s right.
