![]() ![]() Amazon has discounted several big-ticket items, with some of the best Amazon Prime Day gaming deals being discounts on PS4 console bundles, DualShock 4 controllers, and PS4 exclusive games. Strikes are also taking place in Poland and Spain, and week-long protests are planned at several warehouses in the UK, with union officials handing out leaflets at Amazon's Peterborough site.Įxperts say that it is unlikely that the strikes will heavily affect the delivery of items purchased by customers on Prime Day. At a warehouse in Germany, where Amazon employs around 10,000 people, more than 2,000 employees went on strike at several different locations. William Stolz, who works at an Amazon Fulfilment centre in Shakopee, MI, says that he has to pack 332 items per hour in his 10-hour day and this practice is "physically and mentally exhausting." Stolz and other Amazon workers around the world have gone on strike as they ask Amazon to stop treating them like "robots."Īt the Shakopee warehouse, an estimated 100 workers went on strike for six hours yesterday in the overlap between the morning and evening Prime Day shifts. However, workers say that they are treated unfairly and aren't being paid enough. Warehouse employees in the United States and in several countries in Europe are striking in protest of poor work conditions and for fair wages.Īs one of the largest e-commerce sites in the world and as the owner of platforms like live streaming service Twitch, Amazon is a hugely profitable company. The iPhone 14, for instance, is expected to be available at a massive discount, as per reports.Amazon warehouse employees begin to take strike action as the company hosts Amazon Prime Day, which has now become a two-day shopping event. During the sale, several smartphones are expected to get cheaper. On Amazon India's website, you can already see the same advertising banner. The Amazon Prime Day Sale in India will start on July 15 and last through July 16 this year. The employees had subsequently voted in support of continuing strikes for another six months, according to the union.Īlso Read | Threads planning to introduce ‘Following’ tab feature similar to Twitter: Report The workers in the Coventry warehouse had also conducted a walkout the previous month, from June 12 to 14. This is not the first strike the employees have called. GMB Senior Organiser Rachel Fagan told media that "GMB members in Coventry have repeatedly shown that this fight will only end with 15 pounds ($19.25) an hour and union rights." Depending on the area, the corporation has set the minimum beginning hourly wage for employees at between 11 and 12 pounds.Īlso Read | WhatsApp rolls out new feature for iOS users! You will get translucent tab and navigation bar The news agency received a similar message from the Labour Union GMB through email. The walkout by Amazon employees is in protest of their hourly wage of 15 pounds. ![]() Media reports that the strike would take place on July 11, July 12, and July 13 for two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. There will reportedly be 900 Amazon employees participating in the strike at the Coventry warehouse in the UK. The strike isn't anticipated to have an impact on the consumers, though, as the warehouse where it is being planned doesn't directly fulfil client orders. Amazon workers are planning a strike at a UK warehouse. The three-day long strike will begin on July 11 and end on July 13 and will be staged over a pay dispute, according to media reports. The proposed strike will coincide with the Amazon Prime Day Sale, which starts on July 11 in the UK and runs through July 12. ![]()
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