McDonald's workers are set to strike next month as a union demands wages for staff of £10 an hour.

Workers will strike at both restaurants in Watford high street on May 1, International Workers Day.

The strike has been called by the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU).

In Watford, only six workers were eligible to vote in the ballot, with 5 supporting industrial action. There are 97 McDonald's employees across the two high street branches.

The workers are demanding a £10-an-hour wage, choice in fixed-hour contracts, an end to unequal pay for young workers, and for the formal recognition of BFAWU.

Watford has been chosen as it is the hometown of McDonald's CEO, Steve Easterbrook.

Strikes will also be taking place in Cambridge and Crayford - the restaurants which took part in last September's historic industrial action.

Strike action will also be held at a branch in Manchester.

Altogether, 21 workers, eligible to vote within the five stores, are set to strike.

September's action led to McDonald's giving its workers the biggest pay rise in a decade.

Joshua Khan, a McDonald’s worker in Watford, said: “Steve Easterbrook says he’s a Watford lad, yet those of us who work in my store have had enough of poverty pay, zero-hour contracts and lack of respect on the job. He should come and talk to our union. We deserve a wage that means we can live with dignity.”

Ian Hodson, president of BFAWU said: “We are pleased with the ballot result. The McStrike is growing and is on the road to victory. We will be supporting our members in McDonald’s as they take on the world’s second largest employer. The time for change at McDonald’s is long overdue.”

A spokesperson for McDonald's said: “While we are disappointed, given our focus on putting people at the heart of our business, we are reassured that the number of people who voted for industrial action is an extremely small proportion of our UK workforce. In our Cambridge and Crayford restaurants, fewer people are taking industrial action than previously did in September.

"The intended strike action relates to pay and contracts. Over the last three years, we have taken a number of additional steps to ensure McDonald’s UK remains a great place to work."