McDonald's workers in Italy declared a strike after being forced to work in sweltering kitchens in 104-degree temperatures with no AC
McDonald's workers in southern Italy declared a strike last week after temperatures hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit, according to local reports.
Workers at two branches in the city of Bari said they were being forced to work in boiling temperatures alongside intensely hot kitchen equipment,Domenico Ficco, a representative of CGIL, the union supporting the strike, said several workers, who have to work alongside hot fryers and other equipment, had fallen ill due to the heat,One hundred and forty workers were set to picket the branches as of Saturday, after portable air coolers had failed to compensate for broken AC, the outlet reported.
It also said the franchisee had recently conducted maintenance on the AC in these branches, but the extreme heat had caused technical problems, per the paper.
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