Amazon workers win right to present full evidence in union case
A judge at London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that evidence about Amazon’s union-busting actions will be fully heard when the case starts.
Amazon workers have secured a key win as their legal case against the company gets underway.
A judge at London Central Employment Tribunal ruled that evidence about Amazon’s union-busting actions will be fully heard when the case starts.
The dispute relates to Amazon’s actions before a union recognition vote at its Midlands warehouse in July last year.
Out of 2,600 workers, 49.5% backed union recognition, missing the threshold by 28 votes.
In the weeks before the vote, managers put up QR codes in the warehouse, aimed at making it easier for staff to leave the GMB union.
The next hearing is due on 19th December 2025.
Amanda Gearing, senior organiser at GMB, said: “It’s been clear from the launch of the claim Amazon’s tactics are tie the case up in red tape and bog it down with technical detail.
“Amazon’s legal team pushed for a separate hearing on whether the QR codes constituted an ‘offer’ – a hearing that would deny GMB members the opportunity to talk about everything they experienced in the warehouse.
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