McDonald's workers are being urged to strike next month to push the burger chain to raise its hourly wage to £15, according to reports.
The Bakers Union is calling for a strike on November 12 and it has a list of demands for the employer.
Most McDonald's staff currently earn between £9.50 and £11.75 an hour, according to employeebenefits.co.uk.
The UK living wage is currently £9 per hour - with a higher rate of £10.55 in London, the Mirror reports.
Melissa Evans, 32, who works at the Wandsworth Town branch, told Left Foot Forward: "I need £15 an hour so I can show my son that poverty is not the only option.
"We are coming together to tackle poverty pay, insecurity of hours and lack of respect which has gone on at McDonald’s for too long," she claimed.
The union is also demanding the fast-food chain guarantees working hours of up to 40 hours a week and notice of shifts four weeks in advance.
McDonald's said it offered 40-hour guaranteed contracts to employees but 90 per cent of its 130,000 staff chose to remain on flexible contracts.
But the planned strike might struggle to get large-scale backing, with only a small number of Bakers Union members in a handful of restaurants.
A spokesman for the Bakers Union told The Sun: "Anyone can join up after the strike is called and join the action.
"Each time McDonald's have tried to downplay the numbers involved. McDonald's claim they offer all staff guaranteed hours.
"Many workers have never been offered that, you have to qualify for it, and it's still at the manager's discretion.
"It doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. They are using it as a smokescreen to cover up for the fact workers don't have the hours they need to put food on the table."
More about the minimum wage:
A McDonald's spokesman said: "We are extremely disappointed that a very small number of our people in just a handful of our restaurants are considering industrial action.
"It is encouraging that there has been a steady decrease in the already small numbers of our people previously balloted.
"In October, 2018, when activity was last planned, ultimately none of our people actually took action.
"As a growing and successful organisation we, along with our franchisees, will continue to invest in our people and create quality jobs and opportunities for all.
"We regularly review pay and benefits to ensure we are rewarding our people, and we pay well above the government minimum wage."
