[IER] Amazon workers on verge of historic vote on union recognition

Fri Jun 21 17:13:06 BST 2024

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Amazon workers on verge of historic vote on union recognition

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Workers at Amazon’s Coventry fulfilment centre have begun a ballot process for legally binding union rights vote.

GMB union has announced the ballot period for union recognition at Amazon UK has begun. More than 3,000 Amazon workers will now take part in a month-long process, which includes a vote at the retail giant’s Coventry fulfilment centre.

Officials from the union began visiting the West Midlands site on Wednesday after the GMB was granted the right to hold the legally binding ballot by the independent Central Arbitration Committee. Amazon had rejected a request for voluntary recognition.

The legally binding ballot, overseen by the Government’s Central Arbitration Committee, could force Amazon to recognise a trade union. Recognition would mean Amazon would have to negotiate with GMB on terms, pay and conditions for Amazon workers at the site.

It would be the first time Amazon has recognised a trade union in UK history.

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