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‘Glorious Warriors’: GMB delegates stand for Amazon workers
Members of the GMB union on the picket line stand in front of a freight lorry outside the Amazon fulfilment centre in Coventry, November 7, 2023

AMAZON workers received a standing ovation as the GMB’s annual conference started today.

Union president Barbara Plant hailed the “glorious warriors” in their David-and-Goliath fight for union recognition at the retail giant.

Delegates at the Bournemouth International Centre stood and applauded the Midlands factory workers, who she said showed “the very best” of the union.

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