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Workers at a warehouse in Coventry are demanding a livable wage amid soaring inflation in the UK

Amazon opposes any form of workers’ organisation or representation and refuses to recognise or negotiate pay with the GMB. This has lent the union an oppositional standing it does not deserve.

Union members at a distribution centre in Coventry take a second day of action in a row over pay.

Staff have taken to the picket lines

Members of the GMB and Unite in the West Midlands will mount picket lines.

The government has warned those arriving in the UK to expect delays as Border Force officers walk out from today until February 20 ahead of a new wave of crippling strikes next month.

Under the deal, drivers with over two years service will be paid £18 an hour, equating to a pay increase of 18% on the basic rate, unite said. the gmb union is escalating its dispute with amazon and has announced new strike dates at the companys coventry distribution centre at the end of february and in march. last month, amazon workers held their first ever strike in the uk. workers are calling for a pay rise from £10.50 to £15 an hour. however, the gmb is not recognised by amazon, so the co...

That figure. the reality is that this is one site in coventry which, of course, is going to represent a fraction of the workforce, but it is one site that members are continuallyjoining and the action is escalating. amazon talks a lot about the money that it pays its workers, and that ranges from £10 50 upwards of £11. amazon coventry receives the lowest of that. that is far less than their european and american colleagues, so in terms of that reward, that is not ring true with our members in ...

Family this morning, in which they described her as "a much loved daughter, grand daughter and baby sister." they said her death had left "a massive hole in theirfamily." we have also had a statement from birchwood school, where she was a pupil, saying they are shocked and devastated and offering support to staff and pupils over what has happened. cheshire police have stepped up activity in the area, as you may be able to see. there was a police presence outside the school this morning and they ...

Lorna Bartlett, 62, had driven to a beach near St Austell where she liked to walk her dogs last February, an inquest heard today.