MORE than 100 workers at a second Amazon warehouse are to strike in an escalation of a dispute over pay and working conditions.

Workers at Amazon’s Rugeley Fulfilment Centre will join 1,000 Amazon staff at the international corporation’s Coventry warehouse who have staged 22 days of strike action over pay and working conditions.

Dates for action are to be announced

GMB senior organiser Stuart Richards said: “The is a game-changing moment in the campaign to force Amazon to treat its workers like human beings.

“They’ve thrown everything at stopping this, but workers at Amazon Rugeley have organised and delivered a clear message that they demand fair pay and union rights.

“We’ve seen one of the world wealthiest companies, offering UK workers a pay rise of pennies and work conditions fit only for the history books.”

GMB says Amazon receives hundreds of millions of pounds in taxpayers’ cash through lucrative government contracts, including for online services.

Mr Richards said: “It’s staggering that Amazon are still trousering millions from the British taxpayer while treating UK workers with disdain.

“As GMB members in Rugeley plan for the picket line, it’s time for politicians and decision-makers to finally confront the facts. 

“If Amazon workers are being forced to the breadline by low pay, then why should the public purse be open to the Amazon.”

A spokesman for Amazon said: “We regularly review our pay to ensure we offer competitive wages and benefits. 

“In less than a year, our minimum pay has risen by 10 per cent and by more than 37 per cent since 2018.”