Donald’s workers are staging their first UK strike since the US burger
chain opened in Britain over forty years ago, amid a heated row over
zero-hours contracts and claims of workplace bullying.
The 24 hour strike began at midnight at two outlets owned by the fast
food giant which has been selling its burgers to Britons since 1974.
The Baker’s, Food and Allies Workers Union (BFAWU) said the staff had
been left no alternative but to take “the historic step” after
McDonald’s management failed to meet calls for better job security by
ending controversial zero-hours contracts.
The fast food workers in Crayford, near Dartford, and Cambridge are not
officially unionised but are being represented by the BFAWU on this
matter. The union’s ballot found 95.7pc in favour of strike.
“Despite all the attempts to change McDonald’s approach and help them
become a fairer employer, nothing has been done on their side. Nothing
has changed. Empty promises have been made. Yet nothing has been
delivered,” said Ian Hodson, national leader of the BFAWU.
The staff are calling for pay to be increased to £10 an hour, up from
the minimum wage of £7.50 for staff aged 25 and above. BFAWU said the
fight for higher wages follows a campaign in the US, where staff are
fighting for $15 an hour.
McDonald's, which employs about 85,000 people in the UK, said it gave
its staff the choice of flexible or fixed contracts with minimum
guaranteed hours, but 86pc chose to stay on flexible contracts.
A spokesman for the fast food giant said the grievance is related solely
to internal procedures and would affect less than 0.01pc of its
workforce across just two of its 1,270 UK restaurants.
"McDonald's UK and its franchisees have delivered three pay rises since
April 2016, this has increased the average hourly pay rate by 15pc," the
spokesman added.
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