German union calls new strike at Amazon warehouses
Source: Reuters
German union Verdi has called a fresh three-day strike at five Amazon warehouses, increasing pressure on the online retailer during the busy pre-Christmas period in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Verdi said in a statement on Friday it had called on workers to strike at distribution centres in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Graben, Rheinberg and Werne.
The walkouts are to start during the night shift running from Sunday to Monday and will run until the end of Wednesday's late shift, Verdi said.
Verdi wants Amazon to raise pay for workers at its distribution centres in accordance with collective bargaining agreements across Germany's mail order and retail industry and has organized several stoppages since early 2013.
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