At the online shipping giant Amazon, there are warning strikes in several German shipping centers on Black Friday of all places.
Do customers have to expect delays?
Berlin - The Friday after the American holiday Thanksgiving is like no other day for shopping and saving.
Black Friday has also enjoyed increasing popularity in Germany in recent years.
Especially in times of the corona pandemic and a threatening fourth wave, many customers will probably decide to buy from online retailers.
Black Friday: warning strikes burden Amazon shipping centers in Germany
But on the most important bargain day of the year, problems threaten to arise at Amazon.
The Verdi union, for example, has called on the employees of several shipping centers in Germany to go on a warning strike that is supposed to affect the online giant on Black Friday.
As the union announced, employees in the shipping centers in Rheinberg, Koblenz and Graben near Augsburg should stop their work on Thursday night.
Under the motto “Make Amazon pay”, employees worldwide are also taking part in the warning strike and demanding better working conditions and fair wages from the online giant.
Black Friday at Amazon: Do customers have to be prepared for delivery delays?
Does this mean that bargain hunters at Amazon have to expect a longer delivery time for their orders on Black Friday?
In Germany, according to official information, the group does not expect a noticeable delay in the course of business for customers.
Anyone who strikes at the online mail order company on Black Friday should still be able to rely on the delivery times specified on the website.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which takes place on Monday, are among the busiest days of the year.
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