Wendy's accused of intimidating workers to stop striking

Unite Union has accused the Wendy's corporation of intimidating workers to stop striking. Workers have been pulled aside by managers to caution them against striking "or there would be consequences for their future at Wendy's". One union delegate was called into a meeting with the company CEO Danielle Lendich and told not to join the strikes.

Ironically today has been designated a global day of action in defence of the right to strike by the International Trade Union Confederation.

Unite action at Wendy's is part of the union campaign against zero hour contracts in the industry. The company has written to staff and the public to say that all staff get hours each week but what they don't say is that most staff have zero hours guaranteed. The only group of workers with guaranteed hours at Wendy's are those with two years service and "open availability" over six or seven days in the week.

Unite has also accused the company of cheating workers out of their entitlement to an alternative holiday for working on a public holiday because they claim their contracts don't have normal days of work.

Workers took action in Christchurch today Unite will be picketing the flagship Te Atatu store from 5pm tonight to support the workers right to strike and for compensation for lost alternative holidays.

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