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Comment on this storyCommentAmazon workers began walking off the job Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of workers demanded a flexible remote work policy and

Employees that will mean staff with children or grandchildren don't have to work in the school holidays. but it comes as the company is trying to fend off a bid by the gmb to be the first trade union recognised by amazon in europe. the gmb says a majority of workers in the amazon coventry warehouse want union representation, and it has applied to the central arbitration committee for recognition. 0ur employment correspondent zoe conway has been speaking to regional operations director neil travis, and she started by asking him why amazon won't recognise a trade union in the uk. cheering. a bbc...

And its employees have been difficult in recent months — with protests over pay and conditions and disagreements over whether it should recognise a trade union in the uk. now, the online giant has announced a new contract for its warehouse employees, aimed at creating a better work—life balance for parents and grandparents. here's our employment correspondent zoe conway. a bbc documentary team captures the moment amazon workers went on strike for the very first time in january. over the last nine months, the gmb has recruited nearly 800 workers here in coventry. i support you all. ijust ca...

The walkout significantly depends on the 1,000 Amazon employees currently working in Seattle stopping work on May 31.

"Robots are treated better than us," an Amazon warehouse worker in the UK told the BBC in January over complaints around pay increases.