Amazon Workers at Coventry Facility Walk Out in First Official UK Strike

Picket lines were in place at an Amazon fulfilment center in Coventry early on Wednesday, January 25, where hundreds of employees took part in the first official UK industrial action against the online retailer, local media reported.

Footage recorded by Sarah Louise James of the GMB union shows workers walking out of the center.

According to the GMB, the strike was in response to a 50 pence per hour pay-rise offer. Credit: @Sarah_atGMB via Storyful

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