German union calls for Amazon workers to strike on 'Prime Day'


FILE PHOTO An Amazon logo is pictured at a logistics centre in Mannheim Germany September 17 2019. REUTERSRalph OrlowskiFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: An Amazon logo is pictured at a logistics centre in Mannheim, Germany, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German trade union called on workers at seven Amazon warehouses to go on strike on Monday for several days to coincide with the global Prime Day promotion.

Verdi said it was organising the three-day strike as part of a long-running battle with the U.S. tech giant in Germany over better pay and working conditions.

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