Amazon UK Workers Challenge Use of QR Codes for Quitting Union
Amazon workers on a picket line during a strike at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment centre in Coventry, UK, in Feb. 2023.
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Five Amazon.com Inc. workers at a UK warehouse are challenging the company’s introduction of posters with QR codes that let employees cancel their union membership in seconds.
The five workers in Coventry, supported by their union and legal advocacy group Foxglove, filed a complaint Friday with Acas, an independent body that mediates employment disputes. It’s a required step before bringing their claim to an employment tribunal.