Workers at two McDonald's restaurants in the UK will go on strike on 4 September, the US Labor Day holiday, in an attempt to coordinate action against the fast food giant with allies around the world... They are demanding wages of at least £10 an hour, secure contracts with guaranteed hours and formal trade union recognition from McDonald’s... The choice of Labor Day is intended to signify the workers’ solidarity with fast food employees internationally... The UK action is taking place with the help of organisers from the Unite union in New Zealand... [and] a delegation of workers from Belgium will also be travelling to London to support... In April, McDonald’s announced it would offer guaranteed-hours contracts to all employees who wanted them, however [organisers] claims that workers at most stores were told nothing about this until workers decided to strike... [According to an organiser] the intention of the action on 4 September [is] to maintain pressure on the chain to deliver on its offer...