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July 12, 2023

Amazon Workers Strike in U.K. and Germany on "Prime Week"; Delivery Drivers Strike in SoCal
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In Britain, some 900 Amazon warehouse workers in the city of Coventry
are on a three-day strike coinciding with Amazon Prime Day, which runs
Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The workers are fighting for fair
wages, humane working conditions and recognition of their union. Amazon
workers in Germany are also striking this week.

Amazon worker: "We are in solidarity with the Writers Guild, from Amazon
in the United States, with your fight. Your fight is our fight. We are
in solidarity with the Amazon workers in Coventry who are in strike
these days. We are a worldwide movement. We are fighting for better
conditions, for more money, on Amazon worldwide."

Here in the U.S., dozens of delivery drivers contracted by Amazon in
Southern California have been on strike since late June to protest
unsafe working conditions amid extreme heat.


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