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The razor-thin margin of defeat at a Coventry warehouse shows the global pressure for recognition is reaching a tipping point, says sociologist Callum Cant

Amazon workers in Coventry, England, have narrowly voted against a proposal that would have forced the retail giant to grant the GMB Union formal recognition. With a high participation rate of 86% of eligible voters, 50.5% voted against forcing recognition, a margin of just 28 votes.

The broadcaster described the alleged treatment of the show’s celebrities as ‘quite abusive’

In Coventry, the GMB has been canvassing hard to represent workers officially – and the potentially historic result is due this week

In today’s newsletter: The company’s UK workers watch on as thousands of employees in the West Midlands vote on a trade union recognition ballot that has been years in the making

Ballot on union recognition is the first of Amazon workers in the UK

More than 3,000 staff could get right to bargain collectively for rights and pay for the first time

Amazon maintains that its employees have always had the choice of joining a union

BIN collectors in Edinburgh have voted to strike over the Fringe over a pay dispute.