Organizing Amazon
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Organizing Amazon
Between August 2022 and July 2024, GMB Union membership at Amazon's BHX4 Coventry warehouse skyrocketed, with 37 days of strike action resulting in a 28.5% pay rise. Yet despite this, the union narrowly lost a ballot that would have forced Amazon to grant formal recognition.
Based on ethnographic research and reflective essays from worker-leaders and organisers, Organizing Amazon offers a rich case study of the factors contributing to the union's successes and setbacks. It provides a practical organising model applicable beyond Amazon, offering strategies to engage the workforce, sustain support and develop leadership. An essential toolkit for those navigating the complexities of evolving labour practices, with particular relevance for precarious workers and workplaces where access is limited.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529254297
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Illustration: Not illustrated
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 160
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About the Author
Tom Vickers is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the GMB-NTU Work Futures Research Observatory at Nottingham Trent University. He has been engaged with movements resisting capitalism exploitation and oppression for more than two decades.
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