Amazon Workers Strike in Germany
July 1, 2013
What’s not to love about a job at Amazon? Well, some German workers feel there is room for improvement. Yahoo News informs us that “Amazon Workers in Germany Set for Second Strike for Higher Pay.” The trade union Verdi called for the strike to take place on June third at Amazon’s Leipzig logistics center. The brief write-up informs us:
“Amazon employs around 9,000 people in Germany and has come under fire from the union for refusing to implement a collective agreement on employment conditions similar to deals at other mail order and retail firms.
“The union is also pressing for higher basic pay and bigger supplements for night shifts. . . .
“Amazon said its workers’ earnings were already at the upper end of what logistics companies pay in Germany. It said that it was willing to continue talks with Verdi but did not see a common basis for negotiations for now.”
Ah, more hassles for Amazon. So far, it doesn’t look like the company acknowledges much merit in the complaints. According to PressTV‘s “Amazon Workers in Germany Resume Strike Over Pay,” about 300 Leipzig employees walked out the doors Monday, while some 600 from the Bad Hersfeld facility joined them. Verdi says delivery times are being affected, but perhaps not enough to get management’s full attention. Will workers persist, and, if so, will they make any headway?
Cynthia Murrell, July 01, 2013
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