Last summer, as Britain’s inflation rate reached 10 percent, Amazon gave its workers there a pay raise. Insulted by the size of the raise, Amazon workers at several fulfillment centers and warehouses stopped working in protest, sharing videos on TikTok of sit-ins in staff canteens. In Coventry, workers have gone further: Hundreds of them have joined a nationwide union, held formal strikes and pushed to have Amazon recognize the union so they can take part in collective bargaining. If this effort succeeds, it will be the first recognized union at an Amazon facility in Britain. The 50-pence pay increase was the catalyst, she said, adding, “They expected us to be really grateful.”

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Persons: ” Marie Grimmett, “, ” Organizations: Amazon Locations: Coventry, Midlands, England, Britain