Against a backdrop of repeated criticism of Amazon UK’s working conditions, in May 2019 trade unions had a first-time meeting with a number of the online giant’s shareholders, the goal of which being to convince them to contribute to devising a plan that could change the situation for Amazon’s 27,500 UK employees.
On 08 May an unprecedented meeting, which has only just been made public, was held at the TUC union confederation’s offices. A dozen or so of Amazon’s shareholders, including financial services group Legal & General, asset management firm Baillie Gifford, and investment firm Aberdeen Standard attended. During the meeting the GMB union detailed its grievances and an Amazon employee presented a personal testimony. The GMB described how the legal 40-hour working week was being ignored with Amazon
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