Scare tactics claim | Amazon accused of pressuring UK workers into voting against unionisation

Amazon faces a legal challenge over alleged union-busting tactics after a campaign for union recognition at a UK depot failed by just a handful of votes.

2,600 workers at the firm’s Coventry site recently took part in a ballot on whether to recognise the GMB union. 49.5% of the voters backed union recognition, falling short of victory by just 28 votes.

This result comes just weeks after union-busting tactics at the Coventry site were exposed when it was revealed workers had been bombarded with an unrelenting campaign of anti-union messages by company bosses, including multiple anti-union seminars.

Amazon now faces a legal challenge - known as an Inducement Claim - for allegedly pressuring workers into cancelling their union membership during the ballot period.