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The Amazon worker said Avonmouth staff had spoken with “some of the managers” at the site about the pay issue, too.

GMB will continue to fight for every Amazon worker to get fair pay.” The least it can do is share those profits with their workers. When the high street was shut down through Covid, Amazon continued to make money. They are the backbone of the company – one of the most profitable on earth. In the letters submitted on behalf of members, including in Bristol, GMB asked for talks on pay, facilitated by government arbitration service ACAS.Īndy Prendergast, GMB national secretary, said: “Amazon workers deserve a decent pay rise. GMB announced on Tuesday (August 9) it had submitted a formal pay claim to the company, asking for a real-terms rise. GMB has said Amazon needs to 'drastically improve' pay for workers. The tech giant does not recognise trade unions in its UK warehouses, although the GMB Union is seeking the right to represent workers in Britain. Amazon has not responded specifically to BristolLive’s questions about disruption to deliveries or any disciplinary action it might take against Bristol staff. Inside the warehouse in Bristol (Image: Hannah Baker)Īccording to the worker, the strike on Wednesday is expected to cause “huge disruption” to deliveries. I do feel angry because the people making the pay review decisions aren’t probably aware of how it affects so many.” I work very hard at Amazon like thousands of others. “These include energy bills, my fuel for travelling to and from work, and putting hot meals on the table for me and my family. “I will not be able to carry on paying for my essential bills with inflation looking to increase to 13% by the end of the year,” the Amazon worker told BristolLive.

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Read next: Beauty spot wild swimming petition to get full debate Amazon staff are seeking a £2-an-hour pay rise as a result of rising inflation. Inflation hit a 40-year high of 9.4 percent in June and the Bank of England has warned it could rise to as much as 13 percent by October. One Bristol worker, who wanted to remain anonymous, is concerned he will soon be unable to pay for essential bills - or even for hot meals for his family - if inflation gets any higher. The row over the 35p-an-hour pay rise, which first saw workers walk out last week, comes as the cost-of-living crisis continues to put increasing pressure on households. Staff at the company’s warehouse in Avonmouth are among thousands of Amazon UK employees expected to walk out from 8am Wednesday (August 10). Union members voted to walk off the job for one day at the e-commerce giant's fulfillment center in Coventry, a city about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of London near Birmingham.Workers at Amazon in Bristol are planning to take part in more strikes as a dispute over pay escalates.

JACOB KING / APĪmazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday, January 25, because of a dispute over pay and working conditions, adding to a wave of industrial labor action across the country fueled by the soaring cost of living. Members of the Amazon security keep an eye on members of the GMB union picketing outside the Amazon fulfilment centre as Amazon workers stage their first ever strike in the UK in a dispute over pay, in Coventry, England, Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Le Monde with AP Published on January 25, 2023, at 2:26 pm (Paris), updated on January 25, 2023, at 2:28 pm Amazon employees hold first UK strike over pay and work conditionsĪmazon staff are the latest group of British workers to join the picket lines as high food and energy prices drive the highest inflation in decades.

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