Employees of McDonald Manchester go on strike on May Day

Tuesday - May 1, 2018 4:26 pm , Category : WTN SPECIAL

May1 (WTN)-The month of May is named after the Greek goddess Maia, goddess of growth/spring. For long time now, people of Europe and some parts of America have celebrated May Day as a springtime festival by giving and wearing flowers, enjoying music, feasting and dancing around a maypole. Dances, singing, and cake are usually part of the festivities.

May Day was chosen as the date for International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day or Workers' Day in some countries.

Today, the employees of McDonald employees at Manchester went on a strike demanding £10/hr and to secure decent pay and working conditions & trade union recognition for all McDonalds’ workers.

This is power. Cambridge is united behind higher wages, unions rights and an end to exploitive zero hours contracts. #McStrike locking down the parking lot of this McD’s in support of #McStrike and the workers who have walked off the job. #MayDay pic.twitter.com/7R6K8SLDkD
— The McStrike! (@FastfoodRights) May 1, 2018

This was the moment Blaz Mesner started the #MayDay #McStrike by walking out of McDonald's in #Manchester pic.twitter.com/wZ4tzKbHQd
— The McStrike! (@FastfoodRights) May 1, 2018