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the union believes the coventry warehouse employs 1,300 people, and that a majority want to be represented by the union. they ve applied for statutory recognition from an organisation known as the central arbitration committee. at its warehouse in dartford, the company has addressed the issue of recognition for the first time in an interview. but the truth is you are going to do everything in your power as a company to keep that union out, aren t you? we respect our workers rights tojoin or not tojoin a union, and we re working with the cac as part of the gmb s formal application for recognition. but, i mean, you re not going to recognise them, are you? you will do everything in your power to stop that from happening. we re working through a formal process with the cac. so if the gmb can show they have got a majority of workers in coventry, you will recognise them? there s a formal process under way. the gmb have made a formal application to the central arbitration com ....
from these various meetings happening today? the from these various meetings happening today? happening today? the two meetings. happening today? the two meetings, the happening today? the two meetings, the g7 - happening today? the two meetings, the g7 but - happening today? the two meetings, the g7 but also | happening today? the two - meetings, the g7 but also the ttc, which i see is the more productive and hope meeting, it is bilateral, the us and the eu. i am sure something will come out of this, given the risks and dangers that have been identified quite clearly by both sides. what we could expect in that format is probably some kind of agreement on what the risks are first of all, to define the risks, the metrics of measuring the risks of ai and risk management methods, but also the start of developing common standards, to take steps together to, with stakeholders present at the ttc, who will give insight necessary to arrive at common standards. and i think ....
And we re currently engaging with the cac as part of that process. one of amazon s stated goals is to be earth s best employer. if that s the case, what have you got to fear from union recognition? i think we re really listening to our employees and, again, the flexible opportunities is really another step forward in how we strive to be earth s best employer. in order to try to be earth s best employer, amazon has come up with a new type of contract that guarantees parents and grandparents who are employed in warehouses like this one don t have to work in the school holidays. people can elect to work just the actual time that the children are at school. so they then take guaranteed holidays during easter, summer and christmas. so it s a full time role with all the benefits of a full time position same benefits, same pay rate as a normalfull time role, but you get the guaranteed holidays off, as well. what do we want? ....
So they then take guaranteed holidays during easter, summer and christmas. so it s a full time role with all the benefits of a full time position same benefits, same pay rate as a normalfull time role, but you get the guaranteed holidays off, as well. what do we want? £15. when do we want it? now! but on a picket line in coventry, amazon workers aren t shouting about greater flexibility but about more pay. we welcome anything that s going to make life better for our members, but ijust don t think this is the thing that they re looking for right now. they want more money in their pocket. you know, what they re telling us is that they cannot live on the poverty pie that s being offered from amazon a multi billion pound company. it could be weeks before the central arbitration committee makes a decision about recognition. this fight for us is really important. we have to get the union inside amazon. we ll go all the way, we re not going to stop doing this. ....