Trade unionists, political parties and community campaigners protested outside McDonald's burger outlet and HQ at the corner of Cross Lane and The Crescent this afternoon, drawing attention to the company's shocking policies on pay, zero hours contracts and paying tax.
The `Hungry For Justice' protest was part of a worldwide day of action against fast food companies which don't recognise decent terms and conditions for their staff. The protest called for McDonald's to implement a £10 an hour minimum wage for all employees, to end zero hour contracts, to end paying people of different ages different wages despite them doing the same job, and to pay their taxes.
"We're here to show solidarity all over the world with workers who are on strike for better pay and better conditions, and we want workers in these fast food industries to know that there's a union out there that will fight for their rights, that wants to represent them as workers" explained Apryl Walcott of the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union
"We've got people here from a wide range of groups and unions, the support we've had for this campaign has been unprecedented" she added "Today we asked McDonald's if they were aware of the tax avoidance, and they said they couldn't discuss that. We asked whether they were aware that they weren't paying the Living Wage, and they said they couldn't discuss that. We asked them whether they were aware of the difference in pay for 16 year olds and 21 year olds, and they said couldn't discuss that. We tried to communicate with them and gave them some leaflets but they don't seem to want to respond."
Meanwhile, McDonald's customers, after reading the leaflets being handed to them were totally in support of the protest...
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