
Trade union Verdi has staged a series of strikes this year in a dispute over pay and conditions at distribution centers in Leipzig and Bad Hersfeld. Last Monday, the union said about 1,000 employees walked out, almost a fifth of the regular workforce there.
Amazon said less than 800 staff had joined the strike, and in an interview with Reuters, Amazon Germany CEO Ralf Kleber said that the issue of snowfall is more worrying for him than workers striking.