Amazon: Unionised Coventry workers announce strike escalation

Unionised workers at an Amazon distribution centre have announced more strikes in a row over pay. The GMB union is calling for a pay rise from £10.50 to £15 an hour, although the union is not recognised by Amazon. The union branded Amazon's 5% pay rise offer, worth about 50p an hour, "Derisory" and workers also spoke to the BBC about "Severe" conditions including constant monitoring and having toilet breaks timed. About 1,500 people are employed at the Coventry site, where Amazon stock is scanned and sent out to fulfilment centres to then be shipped to consumers. When employees based there walked out on 25 January, they became the first Amazon workers to strike in the UK. The GMB union is also holding discussions about whether to ballot about 200 of its members working at Amazon's centre in Tilbury, Essex, for strike action.

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