Maxime, McDuff & McDo (2002)

Directed by

Magnus Isacsson

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows workers at a Montreal McDonald's as they try to form a union. It shows their organizing efforts, the vote that succeeds, and the franchise's sudden closure soon after.

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What happens

Maxime, McDuff & McDo is a 2002 documentary film by Magnus Isacsson that shows the attempt to unionize a McDonald's restaurant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They were successful, but McDonald's quickly shut down the franchise after the union affiliated to Confédération des syndicats nationaux won. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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