Latest News: Strike action
June 14, 2023 8:47 pm
Published by Natalie F
Workers at online giant Amazon have voted to continue their campaign of industrial action for another six months in a dispute over pay. The GMB said its... View Article
January 5, 2023 1:45 pm
Published by Natalie F
Hundreds of Amazon workers at the fulfilment centre have voted to walk out in anger over the company’s 50 pence per hour pay offer. This is... View Article
December 6, 2022 2:23 pm
Published by Natalie F
Electricals retailer Currys will not use Royal Mail as a delivery provider “for now” to reduce any impact from strike action, the company’s chief executive officer... View Article
October 6, 2022 1:59 pm
Published by Natalie F
Amazon has announced a one-off payment of up to £500 for its hourly paid employees to help them with the cost of living crunch. Employees will... View Article
August 24, 2022 3:15 pm
Published by Natalie F
The TUC (Trades Union Congress) has launched a campaign to see the minimum wage rise to £15 an hour “as soon as possible”, helping those struggling... View Article
August 22, 2022 3:03 pm
Published by Natalie F
An eight-day strike at the port of Felixstowe has begun and could lead to months of disruption, with retailers including John Lewis, Asda, M&S and Tesco... View Article
August 8, 2022 3:50 pm
Published by Natalie F
Workers have given Amazon until Wednesday to present an improved pay offer after staff walked out last week over salaries. Around 450 workers at the Tilbury... View Article
August 4, 2022 3:36 pm
Published by Natalie F
Amazon workers at an Essex warehouse are walking out for a second day on Thursday, in a protest calling for a “drastic” pay improvement. On Wednesday... View Article
May 5, 2022 4:21 pm
Published by Natalie F
Asda workers have voted in favour of strike action in a consultative ballot, with the GMB union saying staff were being “asked to swallow a real terms... View Article