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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Hannah Baker

Amazon workers walk out for second day in pay dispute

Hundreds of workers at Amazon in Bristol walked out for a second day on Friday in protest over pay. Some 300 staff at the warehouse in Avonmouth stopped work on August 5 in response to being offered a pay rise of 35p an hour - around 3%.

It is understood the starting salary for workers at the Bristol site, which employs around 1,500 staff, is £11.10 an hour. The pay deal currently on offer will see this rise to £11.45, but staff are asking for a £2-an-hour raise.

On Thursday (August 4), staff in Bristol involved in the protest walked out for two hours between midday and 2pm - in a similar move to workers at a warehouse in Essex.

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