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    Black Friday hit by strikes as over 1000 Amazon workers walk out in pay dispute

    by Maira Butt Nov 24, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: REUTERS

    Black Friday has been hit by strike action as more than 1000 Amazon workers walk out in what unions say will be the biggest disruption in the company’s 30-year history.

    Around 1,150 workers at Amazon’s Coventry distribution warehouse joined the picket line in a row over pay and working conditions.

    Unions say workers are tired of only “just about making ends meet” and “walking miles every day” in

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