icon
icon
icon
icon
Upgrade
icon

UK warehouse workers vote against unionisation, with GMB alleging Amazon interference in the vote

AInvestThursday, Jul 18, 2024 11:30 am ET
1min read

A UK union has taken legal action against Amazon, the US e-commerce giant, alleging the company improperly influenced warehouse workers in Coventry, central England, to vote against forming a union. Workers at the warehouse in Coventry voted down the union on Wednesday, making it the first location outside the US to force Amazon to negotiate on labor terms. The GMB union, which narrowly lost the vote, with 49.5% of the 2,600 workers voting in favor and 50.5% against, said in a complaint filed on Wednesday with the UK’s employment regulator that Amazon had improperly questioned workers about whether they supported unionization and posted signs around the site with QR codes that workers could use to cancel their union membership. If the Central Arbitration Committee, an independent body that decides on collective bargaining rights, accepts the GMB’s complaint, it could order a new union vote at the Coventry site. Amazon said it did not believe the GMB had any legal basis for its complaints about the union vote process.

Disclaimer: the above is a summary showing certain market information. AInvest is not responsible for any data errors, omissions or other information that may be displayed incorrectly as the data is derived from a third party source. Communications displaying market prices, data and other information available in this post are meant for informational purposes only and are not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. Please do your own research when investing. All investments involve risk and the past performance of a security, or financial product does not guarantee future results or returns. Keep in mind that while diversification may help spread risk, it does not assure a profit, or protect against loss in a down market.