Strike action at McDonald’s is to spread to outlets across the country in the coming months, following the lead of workers at two restaurants in the south of England.
Dossiers on claims made by staff, ranging from the company’s alleged failure to provide protective equipment for workers using grills to allegations about management mishandling sexual assault claims, are being compiled by trade unionists.
“We are looking at moving [the strikes] right across the country so we are planning very carefully how that will be done and how workers can take part,” said Ian Hodson, national president of the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union, one of Britain’s oldest trade unions.
Branches in the north-east and north-west of England, Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales are expected to be involved in the next stage of attempts to build up a union structure at the company. About 40 staff went on strike in September at two restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford, south-east London, after a ballot in favour of industrial action amid concerns over low wages and the use of zero-hours contracts.
The fast-food chain has been one of the biggest users of zero-hours contracts in Britain.
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