(30 Jun 2005)
1. Wide shot exterior McDonald's in downtown Buenos Aires
2. Medium shot exterior McDonald's
3. Medium shot of policemen outside McDonald's
4. Zoom in to banner at the entry explaining the reason why workers took over McDonald's
5. Pan from people walking by McDonald's and looking to man reading banner
6. Medium shot of McDonald's entry blocked by bicycles put inside
7. Medium shot of coffee cup in a tray inside McDonald's
8. Workers inside McDonald's
9. Zoom in to banner put on top of McDonald's sign reading "Mc explotados - 1 hour equals 1 peso"
10. Zoom out from close up of jacket reading "Mcdelivery" to medium shot of delivery worker
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Juan Aregas, McDonald's delivery worker
"Our claim is for our fired co-workers to be reinstated. They were fired because they wanted to join the union, and well, they were fired so they could not join the union.
12. Medium shot interior Macdonald´s with workers playing drums
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Santiago Gimas, Student leader
"McDonald's exploit Argentine workers and mainly the young ones. They use the young people from the schools as cheap labour."
14. Medium shot of workers inside McDonald's
15. Pan of people walking outside McDonald's
STORYLINE :
Delivery workers took over a branch of McDonald's in Buenos Aires on Tuesday demanding better wages and the reinstatement of four workers recently fired by a company called "Correo Grupal", which provides the delivery service for the fast food company in the Argentine capital.
Twenty workers took over the branch in the front of the Obelisk monument in the centre of the city, demanding an increase in their wages which they claim is only a third of what McDonald's employees get.
They are currently getting 30 cents of a dollar per hour plus 25 cents extra per every delivery made.
There are 150 workers that make McDonald's products deliveries throughout the city hired by a company named "Correo Grupal".
Four delivery workers have been fired since they began to get organized and demand an increase in their hourly payment one month ago, according to protesters.
On Wednesday, a group that represents them was to meet with local labour authorities to try to reach an agreement, but the protestors say they will keep the McDonald's branch closed to the public until their demands are met.
In an interview given on Wednesday to a local radio station, Orlando Moralo, the company's communication director said that McDonald's has nothing to do with this conflict since the delivery workers are hired by another company.
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