McDonald’s workers to vote to go on strike


Workers at two branches of the burger multinational McDonald’s have voted to take industrial action on 4 September.


An initial threat of action by employees in Crayford, Kent, and Cambridge over zero-hours contracts prompted the burger chain to cave in to workers’ demands over guaranteed hours. 


But the workers, members of the BFAWU bakers and allied workers’ union, are furious that it took McDonald’s five months to formally inform them that their concerns over conditions would be addressed. And they still don’t believe the burger chain will follow through on promises to end zero-hours contracts.


BFAWU president Ian Hodson said: “McDonald’s have failed to deliver on the promises it made — it hasn’t dealt with their grievances procedure properly, hasn’t looked to seriously improve poor working conditions, and has failed to end the use of zero-hour contracts — something that was promised to workers just earlier this year.”


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