Hundreds of Amazon staff in Essex stop work in protest at 35p pay rise

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Union says about 700 workers in Tilbury warehouse joined action and some faced disciplinary measuresHundreds of Amazon employees have stopped work at the online retailer’s warehouse in Tilbury in Essex in response to a pay rise of only 35p – about 3% – compared with inflation that is now forecast to hit 13% later this year.The GMB union said about 700 of the roughly 3,500 workers at the site, which is one of Amazon’s largest in Europe, gathered in the facility’s canteen for a meeting a ...

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I noticed that there is now high rate of unemploymentin The world, there is also high cost of living, the fuel prices has increased in my country, so transportation fare has also increased, one needs to be paid well in order to balance the situation.