Pizza Hut and Pizza Express workers could join McDonald’s staff on strike
Staff at two McDonald's stores have walked out in a row over pay but union leader warns more could follow
PIZZA Hut and Pizza Express could join McDonald's workers in a strike over pay.
Forty staff at two McDonald's stores have walked out for the first time in history today.
Ian Hodson, national president of The Bakers’ Food and Allied Workers Union, said: “We have had a significant uptake in membership since announcing the McDonald’s strike.
“People are fed up of the poor wages across the whole industry.
“There is an assumption people in these jobs are students, but we have members in their 40s who are struggling to live.”
He explained staff from both pizza chains have joined the union in the hope of better pay.
And he warns of more strikes "on the horizon" if conditions don't improve.
McDonald's workers at one restaurant in Crayford, South East London and another branch in Cambridge are set to walk out in a row over zero hour contracts and conditions.
Britain's biggest food sector trade union are demanding a minimum wage of £10-an-hour and more secure hours.
The UK National Living Wage is currently at £7.50 for workers aged 25 and over, and £7.05 for those aged 21 to 24.
Jeremy Corbyn is backing the workers who overwhelmingly voted in favour of the action.
McDonald's staff in America are leading a campaign to be paid £11.65 an hour, supported by the Service Employee's International Union.
The company, which employs around 85,000 staff in the UK and one million worldwide, announced in April that workers would be offered a choice of flexible or fixed contracts with minimum guaranteed hours.
The move followed trials in 23 restaurants, which will be extended to 50 more sites before rolling out nationally across the year.
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