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Strikers and Protestors Join Outside McDonald's
Strikers and Protestors Join Outside McDonald's
A group of protestors took to McDonald’s Manners St today as a part of the international fast food workers day of action to end zero hour contracts.
McDonald’s NZ issued a press release on Monday stating that “All McDonald’s employees will receive 80 percent security of hours up to a 40 hour cap, based on the average of the previous 12 weeks.” Unite quickly followed arguing that the offer was “a meaningless formula.”
Today they issued another release stating that they are “committed to moving away from zero hours contracts” and that “Unite have walked away from the bargaining table.”
Restaurant Brands, owners of Pizza Hut, KFC, Burger King and Carls Jr. yesterday announced an end to zero hour contracts marking a successful campaign for the Unite Union group so far.
Francis Cook
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Francis Cook
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Francis studied History, gaining a first class honours in 2014. He is interested in politics, music and popular culture. His thesis looked at nuclear themes in Japanese film history.
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