At the company’s Coventry facility, almost 3,000 employees were asked if they would like to have GMB union representation.
The union, however, came up “agonisingly short”—just 49.5% of the 2,600 workers who cast ballots supported union recognition, short of a majority.
This implies that the GMB is unable to formally represent its members in the labor force.
“Just the start.”.
GMB has filed a lawsuit against the internet giant for coercing employees to revoke their union memberships during the voting period.
It stated, “This is just the beginning.” “The fire lit by workers in Coventry and across the UK is still burning” .
Amazon may choose to voluntarily recognize the union, but GMB will need to wait another three years to reapply for statutory recognition.
The GMB said that “workers had been bombarded with an unrelenting campaign of anti-union messages.” The GMB has been leading a long-running battle for improved pay and rights throughout Amazon’s UK businesses.
