McDonald’s Workers To Hold Strike At Hastings Store

Unite Union members at McDonald’s Hastings will be walking off shift in a strike action during the morning shift this Wednesday, as part of the campaign of a pathway to a living wage.

WHEN:

Wednesday 20th August, 11am - 12pm

WHERE:

Outside McDonald’s Hastings, 626 Heretaunga Street West, St Leonards, Hastings

WHY:

Over 2000 Unite Union members who work at McDonald’s 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.

McDonald’s workers at Hastings will walk off shift and demonstrate outside the store during the morning shift this Wednesday, in part of the campaign of industrial action as a show of workers standing up for their rights.

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. McDonald’s 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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