- Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Labor groups across the globe have united for an international campaign called "Make Amazon Pay" to coincide with Black Friday, the biggest shopping event of the year. The campaign, organized by the UNI Global Union, has prompted strikes and protests in over 30 countries, with workers aiming to overshadow the expected surge in spending on Amazon during the Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday period.
In the United Kingdom, the GMB union has announced that over 1,000 workers at a warehouse in Coventry will be participating in a dispute over pay. Additionally, a protest is scheduled to be held at Amazon's headquarters in London. Meanwhile, in Germany, the Verdi union has called for an all-day strike at five logistics sites.
GMB organizer Amanda Gearing anticipates that this will be "the largest day of industrial disruption in Amazon's thirty-year history." However, an Amazon spokesperson has assured customers that they do not expect any disruptions to their services. The company claims to offer competitive pay, benefits, career opportunities, and a safe working environment for its employees.
While Amazon faced a historic unionization vote at one of their facilities in New York last year, subsequent union drives in the US have not been successful. Instead, recent union efforts have focused on Amazon's delivery drivers. The Teamsters union reported that workers have picketed 25 warehouses across the country in recent months. It should be noted that American delivery drivers are not directly employed by Amazon but are contracted through "delivery service partners."
It remains to be seen what impact these strikes and labor actions will have on Amazon's operations during this busy shopping season.
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