The trade Union ver.di has announced that the Easter business and strike at online retailer Amazon. At several locations the workers laid down already in the night the work.

Employees of Amazon in Germany have entered into a multi-day strike. Last night the staff laid down at the locations in Bad Hersfeld, Koblenz, Germany, Rheinberg and Werne the work, such as the services Union ver.di announced. They wanted to give their demands for a collective contract and significant pay increases reproduction.

the business is on Strike in order before the Easter holidays. Amazon assured its customers that your Easter orders would arrive, the “local strikes in isolated locations,” would have “no impact”.

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in other locations it can come during the Easter season “at any time to work stoppages,” announced the services Union.

For years, ver calls.di a payment for the Amazon-employees of the online giant, according to the Tariffs of retail. Amazon rejects this previously and repeatedly stressed, in its logistics centers, will be paid at the upper end of what is customary for comparable activities. Also, in view of the new strikes, the company stressed that it was a “fair and responsible employer”.

“collective agreements are a sign of respect and recognition of the work. The request of the employees of Amazon,” said ver.di Board member Stefanie use Berger.

Ver.di may on Amazon-Parking on strike, 20.11.2018 Amazon strike in the Christmas business, 17.12.2018 Atlas |Berlin, Germany your opinion – meta.tagesschau.de

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