Amazon UK could be forced to recognise union as GMB wins right to hold ballot
by Heather Stewart from World news | The Guardian on (#6M6N5)
Watchdog rules that vote should be held at Coventry warehouse to test support for union recognition
Amazon could be forced to recognise a trade union for the first time in the UK after members of the GMB at the internet retailer's Coventry warehouse were granted permission to hold a legally binding ballot.
The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the independent statutory body that adjudicates on collective bargaining rights, has ruled that a vote should be held at the site to test support for union recognition.
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