Earlier this month Amazon launched a desperate PR initiative aimed at painting the company as a 'good employer'.
But GMB and its members at Amazon can see through the spin.
The supposed pay rise is simply offset by a stealth tax: the removal of employee share and incentive schemes, costing some workers £1,500 in a single year.
“This pay rise is just a scam – they’re taking away our share option as well as our Christmas bonuses. We all reckon we’ll be worse off. Everyone is fuming about it.”
GMB Member in Amazon Milton Keynes
GMB certainly isn't walking away from Amazon - and workers are still joining as we fight for recognition.
In fact it's laughable that a company recording more than 440 serious warehouse accidents since 2015 calls itself a good place to work.
That figure has doubled in four years, and we're not just talking about scratches and bruises - accidents include fractures, head injuries and collisions with heavy equipment.
No worker should go to work fearing that they may come home in an ambulance.
Amazon treats its workers like they are robots - and this is yet another reason they desperately need a recognised union.
I spoke to the newly relaunched Tribute magazine recently about our fight for recognition. I would never say 'definitely' in these situations, but we're in a really strong position.
"In recent months the GMB has waged a guerrilla campaign to help workers in one of the richest companies in the world fight appalling conditions."
