food service

Hamburgers vs value - Kämpa Tillsammans

captain soap — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 04:16:01 +0000

By Marcel, member of the communist group Kämpa Tillsammans! 1

1. Kämpa Tillsammans! means "Struggle together!" and shall be understood as an imperative.

France: Migrant workers' occupation wins

Steven. — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:28:43 +0000

The one-month occupation of the restaurant and parking lot of the Buffalo Grill in Viry-Chatillon outside Paris has resulted in an important victory for 20 undocumented migrant workers fired at the fast food chain.

Precarious and pissed off: Lessons from the Montpelier Downtown Workers' Union, 2003-2005

Steven. — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:26:58 +0000

By Sean West

Beginnings and Endings

Paris: Migrant workers occupy Buffalo Grill

catch — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:46:47 +0000

The migrants, mostly of African origin, many with years of employment at the chain, face expulsion from the France of Nicolas Sarkozy to their country of origin.

France: Airport catering workers demonstrate

jef costello — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:36:27 +0000

Many of the 853 workers facing the sack protested outside the company offices before moving to Roissy airport where they protested at the Lufthansa check-in desks, Lufthansa is the former owner of LSG.

Super Size My Pay - Fast food workers in New Zealand organise for better pay and conditions, 2005-6

Steven. — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:21:37 +0000

This text is taken from the December 2006 issue of the Industrial Workers of the World Australia's newsletter, Direct Action.

Direct action victory on health and safety at Starbucks, 2006

Steven. — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:17:43 +0000

Requests have been routinely made and ignored for the purchase of a stepladder. It is vital for our safety that we have a stepladder available to use for such tasks as changing light bulbs, reaching boxes on high shelves, and cleaning ceiling tiles. Currently, we are forced to balance ourselves on unstable café tables to accomplish tasks in hard to reach places.

Ireland: Domino's drivers on strike

catch — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:34:05 +0000

Around 50 drivers refused to work the evening shift on Friday from 5pm, they then picketed out workers at the Walkinstown branch from 8pm, persuading around seven drivers to come out despite management threats that they would sack any drivers who joined the strike. The picket ended at 9pm due to bad weather at which point drivers from both branches went home.

Strike at McDonalds, Paris, August 2004

Steven. — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:25:16 +0000

A brief account and information about a CGT union strike at the McDonald’s Place d’Italie branch in Paris in 2004.

About the Frog Pubs strike, 2003

Steven. — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:04:17 +0000

Detailed article about the struggle of Sri Lankan Tamil migrant workers in Paris against British pub chain Frog.