Amazon Germany workers extend strike
Source: Reuters-Times of India
BERLIN: Amazon staff at German warehouses extended a strike on Wednesday in a long-running dispute over better pay and conditions, but the online retailer promised it would be able to deliver Christmas orders on time.
Labour union Verdi launched a three-day strike on Monday at five of Amazon's nine distribution centres in Germany, adding a sixth warehouse from Tuesday, with more than 2,600 workers involved in the industrial action on Wednesday.
Verdi said in a statement that workers at four of those centres had decided to continue their strike until Saturday and employees at the Graben warehouse would strike until December 24.
An Amazon spokeswoman said the company had not seen any delays so far and had actually extended the deadline for customers to get gifts in time for December 24 by normal delivery until midday on December 22 from midnight on December 21.
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