UK Union Blasts Amazon for ‘Dirty Tricks’ After Drive Fails
- A labor arbitration committee ruled the union lacked quorum
- Union says Amazon hired more workers to disrupt the drive
Amazon workers hold placards on a picket line during a strike over pay at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment centre in Coventry, UK, on Feb. 28.
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A union representing workers at an Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Coventry, England withdrew its bid for official recognition and accused the tech giant of thwarting the unionization effort with “dirty tricks.”
The GMB union believed that its 800-strong membership at the facility was enough to meet the 50% threshold required to be recognized without a ballot, senior organizer Stuart Richards said in a statement. Amazon stated in December that there were 1,400 workers employees at the warehouse, Reuters reported.