McDonalds workers in the UK will go on strike on 4 September, a date marking the US Labour Day holiday to address issues of working conditions internationally.
On Friday, staff at restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford, in south-east London, voted in favour of industrial action to demand wages of at least £10 an hour, secure contracts with guaranteed hours and formal trade union recognition from McDonald’s – The Guardian reports.
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