Amazon rocked by first UK strike as workers walk out over pay

Pay demands: Workers at Amazon's Coventry warehouse are set to walk out in protest against a pay rise

Amazon workers are staging their first ever strike in the UK in a dispute over pay.

Members of the GMB union at the companys warehouse in Coventry will walk out today in protest against a pay rise which the union said is worth 50p an hour.

Stuart Richards, GMB senior organiser, said: Theyre [the workers] taking on one of the worlds biggest companies to fight for a decent standard of living.

After six months of ignoring all requests to listen to workers concerns, GMB urges Amazon UK bosses to do the right thing and give workers a proper pay rise.