by Reem Makari, reporter 

A number of UberEats, Deliveroo, Mcdonalds, Wetherspoons and many other fast-food workers went on strike yesterday with demands of getting paid £10 an hour instead of the minimum wage.  

 The strike started following a number of walkouts that happened last month when the company reduced the payment per delivery from £4.26 to £3.50.  

 Eduardo Dias, an UberEats and Deliveroo worker who’s participating in the strike, said: “So far, we don’t believe we even will get a response because Uber is not willing to have any dialogue and those who tried got their accounts locked.”  

 He also spoke about the unfair employee conditions stating that Uber is lying about minimum pay which is only four hours a day, they don’t support their employees when they are robbed and injured and won’t provide them with any insurance over seven days of sick leave. Deliveroo has also fired someone for activating insurance during a road accident. He said, “Courier jobs in London are extremely dangerous due to theft of our bikes and police not caring. Both Uber and Deliveroo don’t care about their drivers because there is always someone else to do it.”  

 The labour party has also been in support of the minimum wage going up to £10 an hour. Vince Maple, the leader of the Labour Group in Chatham Central, said: “I support their right to do that. It’s important for workers if they have no other options available to them. It’s always unfortunate when strike action is taking but sometimes that is the only option available if they can’t find an agreement with the employer.”  

 Other fast food workers from local chains have also been speaking up about the minimum wage. Leo Hakimi, an employee at Pizza Place in Gillingham, Medway, said: “We need a revolution! I like revolution, because otherwise things will never change.”  

 The strike is still on-going until further notice.