The GMB is taking legal action against Amazon in the long-running battle for recognition at its Coventry warehouse, accusing the US firm of trying to

GMB launches legal action against ‘out of control’ Amazon at Coventry warehouse

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2024-04-26 13:30:04

The GMB is taking legal action against Amazon in the long-running battle for recognition at its Coventry warehouse, accusing the US firm of trying to “induce” staff to leave the union.

The GMB cites practices including anti-union messages appearing on message boards, and workers being called into meetings lasting an hour or more, at which they claim managers are critical of unions.

They say QR codes have also been displayed around the building, which, when scanned by a staff member, automatically generate an email to the GMB’s membership department, cancelling their membership.

Amanda Gearing, a GMB senior organiser, said: “This is a company out of control. Amazon is a multibillion-pound corporation, doing everything in its power to stop minimum wage workers from forming a union.”

Under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, it is unlawful for an employer to make an offer to a worker, “for the sole or main purpose of inducing the worker not to be or seek to become a member of an independent trade union”.