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Nov 28, 2025 12:00 PM

Amazon Hit By Black Friday Strikes: Thousands Of Workers Walk Off Job In Germany

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) is battling fresh labor unrest as thousands of warehouse workers in Germany walked off the job on Black Friday, escalating global pressure on the company.

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Workers at Amazon warehouses across Germany launched Black Friday strikes to disrupt operations and pressure the company into a collective bargaining agreement.

Germany's Verdi union said about 3,000 employees planned to walk out at sites in Bad Hersfeld, Dortmund, Frankenthal, Graben, Koblenz, Moenchengladbach, Rheinberg, Werne and Winsen.

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Amazon insisted the strikes would not affect customer orders and said it pays fair wages, noting it employs roughly 40,000 logistics workers plus 12,000 seasonal staff during the holiday rush, Reuters reported.

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