Amazon will face further strikes at its Coventry and Birmingham sites, the GMB union has confirmed.
Staff are set to walkout at the retailer’s Coventry fulfilment centre on 19 and 20 March, and will down tools at the new Birmingham warehouse on 27 and 28 March.
The strike dates come days after the trade union’s members at Amazon submitted an application for mandatory recognition at the ecommerce giant to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC).
The government body can force businesses to recognise a trade union if over 50% of its staff are members.
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GMB Union organiser Rachel Fagan said: “Fresh strike action will be a huge blow to Amazon bosses, just days after workers made their bid for union recognition.
“Now two Amazon sites will take strike action this spring to force the company to listen to workers.”
She continued: “Amazon bosses may have hoped this campaign would fade away, but instead union membership at Amazon has exploded as more and more workers are standing up to demand Amazon listens.
“When Amazon are ready to listen, the message they’ll hear is simple; £15 an hour and union rights for UK Amazon workers.”
In January, staff at the online retailer’s brand new Birmingham distribution centre initially voted to join ongoing strikes over pay and working conditions.
During the same month, staff at the Coventry warehouse also revealed they were set strike again following a compulsory re-ballot.
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