Amazon raises pay of US hourly workers in fulfillment, transport ops
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Sept 18 (Reuters) -Amazon.com AMZN.O is raising the pay of its fulfillment and transportation staff in the United States by at least $1.50 an hour and handing out free Prime memberships as benefits, it said on Wednesday.
The company willspend over $2.2 billion on the hikes that will take the base salaries of hourlyworkers to more than $22 an hour, and more than $29 an hour including benefits.
Amazon's decision comesas one of the biggestemployers in the U.S. faces pressure from warehouse staff for better contracts and improved working conditions.
In June, the AmazonLabor Union - the first group of company workers to organize at a U.S. warehouse - voted to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest U.S. labor unions.
The hikes willroll out starting this month and could help Amazon hire and retain staff as it heads into the key holiday season, typically the busiestshopping period of the year.
The Prime membership will be added to the benefits package early next year.
Amazon employs more than 800,000 full-time and contract workers in the fulfillment and transportation rolesin the U.S., according to the company. In 2018, it paid these workers a starting wage of $15 per hour.
Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Devika Syamnath
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