Workers at Amazon logistics centre in Spain plan 3-day strike over wages

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish workers at a logistics centre of giant online retailer Amazon in northern Spain are planning a three-day strike ahead of the Epiphany feast day on Jan. 6, when Spanish children receive holiday gifts, according to labor union LAB. Around 160 workers at the Trapagaran centre in the Basque country, on the border between France and Spain, plan to strike on Jan. 3, 4 and 5 to demand higher wages, said LAB union leader Gotzon Mardarats, who represents most of the workers. The centre handles parcels for the Basque country and the areas of Burgos and Cantabria. “We want wage increases in line with inflation. Pay rises that are higher than the 3% per year forecast until…

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