Amazon accused of using ‘union-busting’ tactics at Midlands warehouses
by Heather Stewart from Technology | The Guardian on (#6JFFM)
Claim comes as GMB union prepares for three days of strike action at tech company's Coventry warehouse
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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