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HUNDREDS of workers at Coventry’s Amazon plant will begin their 16th day of strike action tomorrow as they demand better pay from the multinational.
GMB members expect as many as 700 workers to join the walkout, as they demand £15 an hour from a company which posted profits equating to £1.2 million an hour in the last quarter.
The strike action continues amid what GMB has hailed as a “historic” bid to gain recognition at the notoriously anti-trade union Amazon – that ballot is due to conclude on June 9.
GMB senior organiser Amanda Gearing said: “Our members won’t accept a pay rise of pennies from one of the world wealthiest corporations.
“The mood among GMB members on the picket line is sky high.
“They’ve had huge support from local people here in Coventry and from fellow Amazon workers around the globe.
“Our members won’t be convinced by anything less than £15 and for Amazon to talk pay with their union.”
