Prior Complaints – Fast Food Justice Ahora

November 2020 – 8507 Pearblossom Hwy McDonald’s:

Jimena Rojas — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:04:53 +0000

As cases of COVID-19 began to spike heading into the winter, a Littlerock McDonald’s store was devastated after at least 31 workers and family members tested positive for COVID-19. Protesting a lack of protections from their employer, cooks and cashiers walked off the job for a 14-day strike only to see their hours cut. “In my company, so many people — they get COVID,” said McDonald’s worker Imelda Rosales in the LA Times. “We’re in danger…. In my restaurant, they told us they were not going to pay us. Why not?”

June 2020 – 6623 San Pablo Ave McDonald’s:

Jimena Rojas — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:04:53 +0000

A 19-year-old McDonald’s worker in Oakland was attacked and subject to a racist tirade by a customer after asking the customer to put on a mask. The worker filed a complaint with Cal/OSHA detailing how the customer called her a “nasty Mexican bitch” before reaching through the drive-thru window to hit, grab and slap her leaving her with bruises, scratches, and a sprained finger that left her in a cast for weeks. “We’re humans as well,” the worker told Business Insider about the attack. “All we want is to feel safe.”

June 2020 – 1716 Marengo St. McDonald’s:

Jimena Rojas — Thu, 25 May 2023 21:04:53 +0000

Beginning in June 2020, Boyle Heights McDonald’s workers have waged several weeks-long health and safety strikes, garnering the support of local community groups, clergy and elected officials. Workers’ public complaints outlined how McDonald’s failures included not providing employees with masks, not enforcing social distancing and not providing paid sick leave. At least six workers at this McDonald’s location contracted COVID-19. In February 2021, the California Labor Commissioner issued a citation against the McDonald’s store for illegally firing four workers who went on strike.