by jake | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Back to News When you pass a McDonald’s you might assume it’s operated by the global mega-corporation. But in many cases, it’s a franchise owned and run as a small business. This model has been a pathway for entrepreneurs — many of whom are women, immigrants and...
by jake | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Back to News The first person who got COVID was someone I’d worked right next to. I didn’t know she had COVID. McDonald’s hadn’t said anything about it to us. We always worked shoulder to shoulder. We’d talk. We’d eat lunch together without knowing if one of us was...
by jake | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Back to News A San Jose worker is blowing the whistle on Burger King for forcing employees to work in dangerously hot conditions and denying them rest breaks. On Friday, Rosa Vargas protested in front of a Burger King on Almaden Road for allegedly failing to protect...
by jake | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Back to News Outside Tracy City Hall Thursday, amid a wave of red and yellow flags, fast-food workers in their McDonald’s uniforms and Fight for $15 t-shirts gathered on the steps chanting, “Villapudua you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side.” read...
by jake | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Back to News In early June, Lizzet Aguilar went on a four-day strike. She demanded that the McDonald’s location in Boyle Heights where she worked provide employees with adequate protective equipment and enforce social distancing to fight the coronavirus. read...
