Donut employees bite back

Donut employees bite back

SURABAYA: About 120 employees from 16 Dunkin' Donuts outlets
here staged a peaceful strike on Wednesday demanding the
resignation of personnel manager Herlawan W.D.P.

According to one of the protesters, Dedi Susanto, they were
dissatisfied with Herlawan, who allegedly dismissed 35 employees
in the last eight months without clear reasons or proper
compensation.

Antara reported that dismissed workers were given between Rp
700,000 and Rp 740,000 in severance.

The employees demanded that the U.S. franchise company also
improve their wages.

They threatened to continue their strike into the new year if
their demands were not met.

A representative of the company, operational director Alex
Sandro Wayong, invited employees to discuss the matter but his
offer was refused.