Members of the GMB union, on the picket line outside the Amazon fulfilment centre in Coventry, as Amazon workers stage their first ever strike in the UK in a dispute over pay. Picture date: Wednesday January 25, 2023.

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Members of the GMB union at the company’s fulfilment centre in Coventry voted to walk out in protest against a pay rise the union said is worth 50p an hour.

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The union said workers are seeking a £2-an-hour rise to better match the demands of their job and cope with the cost-of-living crisis.

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