McDonalds Workers To Hold Strike At Basin Reserve Store
WHEN:
Thursday 31st July, 3pm - 4pm
WHERE:
McDonalds Basin Reserve, 10/18 Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington
WHY:
Over 2000 Unite Union members who work at McDonalds are in bargaining with the company following the expiry of their 2-year Collective Agreement. After a disappointing pay offer, Union members have voted to reject the company's most recent proposal.
McDonalds workers at Basin Reserve will hold an initial strike action during the afternoon shift this Thursday, to launch the campaign of a pathway to a living wage.
McDonald's has offered a below inflation pay increase in this cost of living crisis which means workers are worse off overall despite the company being profitable and making 105 million dollars in NZ in its last declared financial records.
'Workers deserve a path to a living wage. McDonalds would rather fight their own staff than give people a decent increase in a cost of living crisis, that's outrageous.' said Ben Peterson, Unite Union Assistant Secretary.
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