McDonalds – Bristol Trades Union Council

Fighting back in the low wage economy!

People’s Forum Organised by Bristol People’s Assembly TUESDAY 16 October 7pm TSSA, Newminster House, 29 Baldwin St, BS1 1LT Speakers include: 📢 Lauren Townsend, TGI Fridays worker & Oct 4 strike leader (Unite) 📢 Paul Shanks, striking Deliveroo rider (couriers network) 📢 Susan Newman, political economist and anti-austerity activist 📢 Rob Wotherspoon, Communication Workers UnionContinueContinue reading “Fighting back in the low wage economy!”

Well done Fast Food Shutdown

Bristol Trades Union Council congratulates Bristol’s Food Delivery Couriers for their successful strike on 4th October 2018 with hundreds rallying outside Bristol’s premier McDonalds outlet in Broadmead. Flags and banners were flown including those from Unite, PCS, the IWW and a number of hand made banners and posters calling for a minimum of £5 perContinueContinue reading “Well done Fast Food Shutdown”

SpoonStrike – £10 an hour for all

Bristol Trades Union Council supports the Workers at McDonalds, TGI Fridays, UberEats and JD Wetherspoon in their coordinated actions to highlight issues of poverty pay, precarious contracts, insecure working and lack of union recognition. Workers at McDonalds, TGI Fridays, UberEats and JD Wetherspoon are staging coordinated action, on 4th October 2018, to highlight issues ofContinueContinue reading “SpoonStrike – £10 an hour for all”

Hungry For Justice – The McDonalds campaign

A ‘Heart Unions’ Campaign Monday, 12th February 2018, 11am – 2pm 101 Horsefair, Bristol, BS1 3JR Bristol Trades Union Council will be joining the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU) in this leafleting campaign outside McDonalds premier Bristol store. The McDonalds campaign is pushing to gain recognition for the Bakers Union now that theContinueContinue reading “Hungry For Justice – The McDonalds campaign”