As McDonald’s prepares to hold its annual meting on Thursday, low wage workers—buoyed by successes from the “unstoppable” Fight for $15 movement—are gearing up to confront the burger giant and again demand a decent wage and union rights.
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On Wednesday, in addition to a mid-day strike at the flagship Rock N Roll McDonald’s in Chicago, organizers say thousands of underpaid workers will stage a protest at the company’s headquarters just outside the city, in Oak Brook, Illinois.
The suburban location will be the site of a second rally and march on Thursday as well as the shareholder meeting takes place.
According to a statement from organizers, in addition to those working for the fast food giant in the U.S. and abroad, other underpaid workers, including those in the child care and airport sectors, will be taking part.
“We’re not just about $15 per hour,” 20-year-old Ke’Jioun Johnson, who works at a McDonald’s in Chicago, said to Reuters. “We’re going to keep fighting until we get union rights,” said Johnson, adding, “It’s what we need to survive—a living wage and the hours to live off of.”
As its workers eke out a living, “They company’s stock is trading near all-time highs, spurred by a profit-boosting turnaround plan that includes all-day breakfast,” Reuters notes.
That’s a point noted by organizers as well, who say the low wages force workers to rely on public assistance—as such a sort of corporate welfare takes place. As the New York Times editorial board wrote last month, ” taxpayers continue to pick up the difference between what fast-food workers earn and what they need to survive. An estimated $1.2 billion a year in taxpayer dollars goes toward public aid to help people who work at McDonald’s.”
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