by jake | Nov 5, 2021 | News
Back to News McDonald’s was sued last year by 52 Black franchisees in a $1 billion racial discrimination complaint that alleged “systematic and covert racial discrimination” and denial of “equal opportunity to economic success” when...
by jake | Nov 2, 2021 | News
Back to News AB 257, a proposed law that would establish a statewide Fast Food Sector Council made up of workers, corporate representatives, franchisees and state officials that would meet every three years to negotiate industry standards on wages, work hours and...
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...
