of the gmb union for a few months. if they want to join the union, there will be marquees set up over there. yet here they are, leading the first ever strike by amazon employees in the uk. we work for one of the richest men in the world, for one of the richest companies in one of the richest countries. and we shouldn t all be having to do 60 hoursjust to make ends meet. amazon says it ensures its wages are in line with or higher than similarjobs locally and that employees are also offered private medical insurance, life assurance, subsidised meals and an employee discount. it was in august last year that the political awakening at the coventry centre began. a spontaneous walk out, say workers here, in anger at being offered a 50p pay rise which took the minimum starting salary to £10.50 an hour. the company s profits had boomed during the pandemic and so, too, the bank account of billionaire amazon founderjeff bezos. we don t want his boats or his rockets.
incredible right? what s more you get all the support you need all from here. sitting right here. all right, time to sendoff. let s see what you are seeing out there tonight. this one on self checkouts s from paul white. shouldn t we get an employee discount for self checkout? yes, yes laura. the self checkout lines take longer because nobody knows what to do. i agree with you, i miss humans. there you go. here we go, also in self checkouts, it s very popular one, from sara manson. i don t you self checkouts. these machines have replaced cashiers, who don t make much money as it is. i d rather have a human catcher back by purchase and get paid to do so. me too. we are all in agreement.