A worker describes conditions in the Coventry warehouse and why he ended up joining a union
“I don’t want Jeff Bezos’s boat, I definitely don’t want his rocket – but I just want to live,” says George [not his real name] who works at Amazon’s vast Coventry “fulfilment centre”, and has become involved in organising workers there.
“I shouldn’t have to work 60 hours a week just to pay bills,” he says. “I’ve got kids. Kids need shoes, school uniform; they need to eat. I had a debt collector send me a letter. I phoned them back and we went through my wages and my outgoings and she said, ‘I don’t know how you’re staying alive.’”
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A worker describes conditions in the Coventry warehouse and why he ended up joining a union
Amazon: Coventry workers balloted for strike action in UK first
“I don’t want Jeff Bezos’s boat, I definitely don’t want his rocket – but I just want to live,” says George [not his real name] who works at Amazon’s vast Coventry “fulfilment centre”, and has become involved in organising workers there.
“I shouldn’t have to work 60 hours a week just to pay bills,” he says. “I’ve got kids. Kids need shoes, school uniform; they need to eat. I had a debt collector send me a letter. I phoned them back and we went through my wages and my outgoings and she said, ‘I don’t know how you’re staying alive.’” Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian