McDonald’s is retaliating against former workers.

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Demand McDonald’s address the harm it poses to Black employees.
  

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Dear John,

McDonald’s supersizes a toxic culture for Black workers. Last week three
Black workers were fired for speaking out against the lack of hazard pay
and coronavirus safety measures. This comes on the heels of a lawsuit from
50 Black former franchisees after McDonald’s redlined their stores. To
make a bad situation worse, McDonald’s is facing mounting and ongoing
sexual assault and harassment lawsuits. As McDonald’s tries to partner
with Black artists, Black workers at McDonald’s stores across the country
face a hostile workplace and job insecurity if they speak up about it.

[ [link removed] ]John, Tweet McDonald’s and demand this corporation address
the ways it harms its Black employees and communities. 

The three workers, including an elderly woman named Ms. DeeDee, were fired
in a retaliation attempt for demanding hazard pay for heightened risk and
exposure to COVID. The workers, mostly women, decided to put their
livelihoods on the line because McDonald’s, the second-largest fast-food
retailer in the world doesn’t believe that the demands of women and
low-wage workers are worth caring about. Ms. DeeDee and the others simply
wanted what would be the minimum wage (if kept with inflation) and
protective COVID gear.

The 50 former Black franchisees asked the chain to better support its
stores. From updated renovations to increased revenue, the franchise
owners asked the company to materialize its “partnership values” and the
company simply did not. Instead, it let Black-led McDonald’s franchise
stores fall behind revenue, an average of $700,000 less than white
franchise stores and, as a result, deal with a higher turnover rate.^1 The
number of Black McDonald’s franchisee stores decreased dramatically from
377 in 1998 to 186 this year.^2,3 As the company tries to rebrand itself
as “for the culture,” it would be better served protecting its Black
partners. 

[ [link removed] ]Tweet McDonald’s and demand this corporation address the ways it harms
its Black employees and communities. 

The way McDonald’s treats its employees is why we’re speaking out about
it. This corporation is responsible for harms ranging from wage theft,
paid sick leave refusal, and workplace retaliation. McDonald’s is being
called out about the way it treats our folks so it’s trying to scapegoat
Black culture to pivot away from its many harms. This company can’t
support Black culture if it doesn’t support Black lives. Plain and
simple. John, we’ve only made three points, but…

[ [link removed] ]If you’re already convinced McDonald’s needs to address its lip
service, tweet them directly, and demand this corporation repair the harms
they have caused employees and Black communities. 

Until justice is real, 

—Arisha, Jade, Rashad, Johnny, Amanda, Evan, Imani, Marie, Samantha,
Eesha, Marcus, FolaSade, Eesha, Jennette, Ciera, Gabrielle, Taurjhai,
Stasia, and the rest of the Color Of Change team

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References: 

 1. “Black Former Mcdonald’s Franchisees are Suing Over Discrimination
Accusations,” Marketplace, September 1, 2020,
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 2. “Black Ex-Franchisees File Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against
McDonald’s,” Forbes, September 1, 2020,
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 3. “More Than 50 Former Black Franchisees Allege Racial Discriminatory
Practices Against McDonald's in New Federal Lawsuit,” USA Today,
September 1, 2020,
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