A protest will take place at an Amazon warehouse in Yorkshire as voting begins in a historic workers’ rights ballot. 

Where:  Amazon Doncaster, Iport Ave, Loversall, Doncaster, DN11 0BG 

When: 6 – 8am, Monday 8 July 2024, Amazon London HQ rally begins 5pm. 

Contact: Sarah Barnes 0300 013 3377

The demonstration in Doncaster marks the day workers at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse cast the first votes in their bid to force Amazon to recognise a union for the first time in the UK. 

The vote in Coventry follows a three-week period which saw union representatives granted access to Amazon’s Coventry fulfilment centre by the Government’s Central Arbitration Committee [1]. 

More than 3,000 workers will take part in the ballot – if a majority of them vote yes, Amazon will be forced to negotiate pay, terms and conditions with GMB Union 

The vote runs until Saturday 13 July, with a result expected on 15 July.  

Andy Prendergast, GMB National Secretary, said: 

“Workers have come together because of the poverty pay and unsafe conditions Amazon has thrust upon them. 

“They want the same fair pay and safe conditions any of us would demand. 

“GMB members face shocking levels of intimidation, fear and abuse at the hands of bosses for daring to fight. 

“Amazon has had every chance to do the right thing; now workers are taking things into their own hands to make work better.” 

ENDS