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Amazon workers at a warehouse in central England are to hold six more days of strikes in April in a dispute over pay, a statement from the GMB trade union said on Friday.GMB said more than 560 workers at the warehouse in Coventry would walk out on April 16-18 and April 21-23. Workers at the site staged the first strike at the U.S. tech company's operations in Britain in January, followed by a further seven days in February and March."Six further days of strike action in Coventry is a clear statement from our members they…

The strike was organized by GMB Union employees at Amazon’s BHX4 in Coventry, England. Image: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images)Amazon fulfillment center laborers in the United Kingdom have launched the first company strike involving warehouse employees in the country’s history. The strike began yesterday in Coventry, demanding more than the 50 pence per hour wage increase that the company offered. The strike is being conducted by the GMB Union, a trade union with over 500,000 members across a variety of industries. According to…

Amazon staff at a warehouse in Coventry in central England are willing to strike over pay, a union said on Friday, in the latest labour dispute involving the US e-commerce giant's British workers. More than 300 workers voted in a consultative ballot - where 97% said they were ready to strike - ahead of a possible formal vote on whether to carry out a strike, the GMB union said. "Amazon workers are rightly furious and they are ready to walk out," GMB Senior Organiser Amanda Gearing said. "They're being offered 35p an hour…

Amazon staff at a warehouse in Coventry in central England have voted in favour of strike action over pay, a union said on Friday, in the latest labour dispute involving the U.S. e-commerce giant's British workers. More than 300 workers voted in a consultative ballot, with 97% saying they were ready to walk out, the GMB union said. It will now meet staff to discuss next steps including a possible formal vote on strike action. "Amazon workers are rightly furious and they are ready to walk out," GMB Senior Organiser Amanda…