Employees of the Amazon online store in Germany have launched a strike. They chose a two-day discount for it, when the company’s sales grow. The Verdi trade union said today that the number of strikers should significantly exceed the number of 2000. The trade unions want higher wages for the American company and the conclusion of a collective agreement. He also claims that employees work during a pandemic without sufficient protection.
The unions called for a two-day strike in seven German logistics centers. This year, the Prime Day global discount offer was moved from July to 13 and 14 October due to coronavirus. According to the Reveal news server, the company’s most injuries are in the company’s distribution centers during the week that falls on the event.
An Amazon spokesman objected to union allegations that the company exposed employees to a significant health risk during a coronavirus pandemic. He mentioned more frequent cleaning, disinfection, temperature measurement, mandatory wearing of veils, and regulations to maintain spacing. “The packages will arrive to customers on time,” the company for which Germany is the largest market after the United States said today.
In Germany, around 16,000 permanent employees work for Amazon in logistics. The company operates 15 logistics centers throughout Germany. The unions repeatedly organized strikes of German employees of the company, the last one was in June.
Amazon is benefiting from the coronavirus crisis as demand for shipments of goods ordered online has risen sharply during the pandemic. The company achieved a record valuation on the stock exchange.
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