Amazon raises hourly pay for UK workers by 50 pence; union mulls more strikes

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Amazon is pictured on a vehicle as Extinction Rebellion activists protest outside the Amazon Fulfilment Centre in Altrincham, near Manchester, Britain, November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recine

(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday raised the minimum starting pay for its employees at its UK operations by up to 50 pence to between 11 pounds ($13.50) and 12 pounds per hour, a move that has angered its union that had demanded a bigger hike.

The pay rise comes less than a week after hundreds of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry in central England staged the latest walkout in a dispute over pay this year.