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AMAZON workers are to strike at the retail giant’s £500 million flagship new centre in Birmingham on Thursday.
The action will mark the anniversary of the first-ever official strike action at Amazon warehouse in Britain, and comes just weeks after the centre’s opening in Sutton Coldfield.
It will be the third Amazon workplace to face strike action with the company having faced nearly 30 days of walkouts in the last 12 months, including more than 1,000 workers downing tools during its Black Friday event in November.
GMB organiser Rachel Fagan said: “GMB members at Amazon have faced a year of struggle against an employer determined to stop their union.
“Amazon bosses will be hoping the industrial chaos will disappear; but instead it’s growing every day.
“For workers to down tools at Amazon’s new Birmingham HQ, just weeks after it opened it’s doors, goes to show how furious Amazon workers in the UK are.”
An Amazon statement said: “We regularly review our pay to ensure we offer competitive wages and benefits.
“By April, our minimum starting pay will have increased to £12.30 and £13 per hour depending on location, that’s a 20 per cent increase over two years and 50 per cent since 2018.”
