the gmb union, which is organising the walkout at the firm s distribution centre in coventry, says it expects at least 300 employees to take part. amazon, which doesn t recognise unions in the uk, insists the action will have zero impact on customers and that it has a system that recognises great performance. my colleague ben boulos is there for us this morning. good morning from coventry. msn doesn t recognise uk unions. what is the point of the workers going on strike? msn does not recognise. let going on strike? msn does not recoanise. going on strike? msn does not recognise- going on strike? msn does not recoanise. , ., ., ., , recognise. let me explain what goes on here. recognise. let me explain what goes on here- this recognise. let me explain what goes on here. this is recognise. let me explain what goes on here. this is one recognise. let me explain what goes on here. this is one of recognise. let me explain what goes on here. this is one of the recognis
to fulfilment centres, those fulfilment centres then package it up fulfilment centres then package it up and send it out to your home or your business. 300 members of the gmb union who are based here are out on strike today. it is the first time that amazon workers have gone on strike in the uk, ever since the company first started off operating here back in 1998. and it is a huge company, of course, the second largest retailer in the world after walmart. second largest retailer in the world afterwalmart. it second largest retailer in the world after walmart. it has 1.5 million employees around the world. of those, 70,000 are based in the uk. and about 1500 at this site in coventry. it s a big online presence because many of us shop there. amazon says that something like 86% of people, almost nine in ten, have used amazon for at least one service or another.
some attempt at retaliation. i would also say the west has considered this carefully in calibrating this so maybe has come to the conclusion the risk is worth it especially given russia is quite incapacitated in terms of its conventional military at the moment. some breaking news amazon has said it plans to shut three uk warehouses in a move which will impact 1,200 jobs. sites in hemel hempstead, doncaster, and gourock, in the west of scotland, have been proposed for closure. it is understood that all workers at the sites will be offered roles at other amazon locations. amazon has also revealed plans for two new major fulfilment centres in peddimore, in the west midlands, and stockton on tees, county durham, which will create 2,500 jobs over the next three years. the uk government will introduce a law in parliament today which would force some public sector workers to provide a minimum level
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