MASS RALLY OUTSIDE AMAZON TODAY AS HISTORIC WEEKLONG STRIKE HITS HALFWAY POINT

MASS RALLY OUTSIDE AMAZON TODAY AS HISTORIC WEEKLONG STRIKE HITS HALFWAY POINT

More than 500 GMB Union members at Amazon Coventry now involved in the walk out

Hundreds of Amazon workers and trade unionists are set to gather outside Amazon’s Coventry distribution centre today [Wednesday] as a historic weeklong strike hits the halfway point.

GMB members at Amazon, who now number more than 500, have walked out until 17 March in anger after being offered a 50 pence per hour pay rise.

Today’s event which will feature music, big screens and speakers including GMB General Secretary Gary Smith, takes place as follows:

Where: Lyons Park (drive in entrance) Sayer Drive, Coventry, CV5 9PF

When: 15 March 2023 form 17:30

GMB Union estimates the industrial action will cost Amazon more than £2 million [1]

Amanda Gearing, GMB Senior Organiser, said:

“We’ve had amazing support from members of the public and working people around the world for this strike, they’ve donated thousands of pounds towards the strike fund.

“Workers at Amazon Coventry have been joining GMB in droves, with more than 500 now involved in the strike.

“This rally is an opportunity for people to stand shoulder to shoulder with Amazon workers taking on one of the globes wealthiest companies.

“It’s sickening that Amazon workers in Coventry will earn just 8 pence above the NMW in April 2023.

“Amazon bosses can stop this industrial action by doing the right thing and negotiating a proper pay rise with workers.”