Amazon has come to an agreement with most of its workers in Spain, averting a planned one-hour strike per shift on Cyber Monday, one of the busiest days for online shopping. The deal was confirmed by the local union group CCOO and the company itself.
Approximately 20,000 workers in Amazon’s Spanish warehouses and delivery teams had considered striking to demand improved pay and working conditions during the Cyber Monday discount event—a crucial day for holiday shopping.
However, the majority of the workforce, around 15,000 employees, will continue working as usual, avoiding any disruption to the company’s operations. According to Douglas Harper, the leader of CCOO, only 5,000 Amazon delivery workers will participate in the protest, pausing work for the last hour of their shifts. They felt that the company’s proposed improvements to pay conditions were insufficient.
In response, Amazon assured in a statement, “The vast majority of our teams will continue to work as normal, and there will be no impact on our operations for our customers. We are proud of the wages, benefits, and safer working conditions that will be provided to our employees in Spain.”
CCOO expressed its commitment to ongoing discussions with the company to enhance the pay and working conditions at the local level.
Workers in Amazon’s logistics sector, both in the United States and Europe, have voiced concerns about working conditions. Recently, on Black Friday, a day known for significant sales, groups of workers and activists in various European countries, including Britain, Germany, France, and Italy, sought to protest against the U.S. e-commerce giant.
Despite these disruptions, Amazon assured customers that the deliveries for Black Friday orders would remain dependable and punctual.
