about 560 workers from the center Amazon in the English city of Coventry they will do six days more than strike in April of this year, after leading the first historic strike by employees of an American multinational corporation in the United Kingdom in January.

He trade union GMB announced on Friday that it also plans to organize voting on future enforcement action at five other manufacturing plants. Amazon V England, which could extend the dispute against the e-commerce giant.

Workers demand salary increase to 15 pounds per hour (17 euros), given the increase from 50 pence (57 cents) to 10.5 pounds (11.9 euros) per hour, applied by the company in August last year, as insufficient.

They also require improvement nails Working conditions they find offensive, with long shifts with almost no rest and separate targets they see surplus.

strike announced today in Coventry, which has a staff of 1,200 to 2,000, according to union or company sources, will take place on 16, 17 and 18 and 21, 22 and 23 April, which will also add to the strike weeks they organized in the month of March.

“Six more days of strike in Coventry is a clear statement from our members that they are worth more and will not accept a pay rise of just a penny from one of the richest corporations in the world,” said Amanda Gearing, a trade union leader in the region. Central Midlands.

Amazonknown for his position union busting and who does not have collective bargaining agreements in the UK, has previously said he values ​​his teams’ “excellent work” and is “proud to offer a competitive wage of at least £10.50 to £11.45 (€13) per hour depending on location.” .

This represents “a 29% increase in our employees’ minimum hourly wage from 2018,” he said.

EFE