Black Friday strike could mark the beginning of the end for Amazon’s war on unions

Rising GMB membership, cross-border action and a probable new government point to better times for thousands of workers

Ten months after their first historic walkout, GMB members at Amazon's huge Coventry warehouse are staging a 28th day of strike action this week, to coincide with Black Friday.

The seeds of the dispute were sown in summer 2022, when some staff reacted furiously to being told their pay would rise by 50p an hour, taking the basic rate to 10.50.