Hundreds of workers at online retailer Amazon in Germany went on strike on Monday, the first stoppage this year in a pay dispute that has been dragging on for months. A spokesman for the Verdi labor union said about 500 of the around 1,200 workers at Amazons distribution center in Leipzig were expected to strike. Amazon employs a total of 9,000 warehouse staff at nine distribution centers in Germany – its second biggest market after the United States – plus 14,000 seasonal workers. Three of Amazons German logistic centers were hit by a stoppages in the run-up to Christmas, although the company said deliveries were not affected.
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