On 9 October, a worker at a local branch of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Pollokshaws on the southside of Glasgow was suspended pending an investigation into what management termed the causing of ‘unrest and disruption’ amongst fellow KFC workers and for leaving ‘early’ on a previous shift. This 'disruption' related to a current KFC policy which does not guarantee payment for any work done after midnight yet still expects left over work to be completed.

In response, a picket of the shop was called at short notice and held on Sunday 10 October. Around a dozen people held a lively and militant demonstration for two hours. Leaflets proclaiming ‘No pay? No work!’ were distributed to customers and passers by and cars turning into the KFC drive through were stopped and asked to ‘Boycott KFC’ for the day, which many agreed to do. Almost emptying KFC for the duration of the 3 hour protest.

The rights of low paid workers must be defended! After thirteen years of a war mongering, barbaric Labour government the working-class is now threatened by an equally vicious Tory-Lib Dem ‘austerity’ government. Millions of casual, part-time and agency workers, mainly in the private sector, have no voice in the multimillion-pound trade unions, which have consistently failed to organise the mainly young and unskilled workers exploited in industries like those of the fast food business. Only by mobilising the local community and other low paid workers can their rights be defended.

Picket KFC!