John,
Last week, McDonald’s announced that workers at corporate-owned locations would be getting a gradual pay raise, eventually earning $15 an hour by 2024.
If you look at the headlines, you'd think McDonald’s has finally started to begin the process of paying their workers a decent wage.
As you start to look behind the curtain and learn the details you notice that this raise doesn't go into full effect for three years and it only applies to less than 5% of McDonald's locations.
That’s right, workers at 95% of McDonald’s locations, those that work at franchised-owned stores, will not get a pay increase at all.
This is absolutely outrageous and it is why McDonald’s workers across the country are going on strike today.
It’s why Bernie Sanders, AOC, and DFA are standing in solidarity with them. Because the more pressure McDonald's feels from workers, elected leaders AND the general public, the more likely they buckle and the workers win.
Join Bernie Sanders, AOC, and DFA as we stand with McDonald’s workers striking today.
DFA members nationwide are standing with workers fighting to bring an end to corporate exploitation.
Corporations like McDonald’s shouldn’t be able to avoid paying a living wage to workers at 95% of their locations.
A livable wage shouldn’t depend on whether you work at a corporate-owned or franchised-owned location, it should be a right for all workers.
McDonald's is a multi BILLION dollar company that can afford to pay all their employees a living wage TODAY – not in 3 years -- and it shouldn't matter what kind of store they work in. If they work for McDonald's, they should make $15 dollars an hour. Period.
Our CEO, Yvette Simpson, perfectly laid out the need for a higher minimum wage on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Watch the clip then add your name now to stand with McDonald’s workers striking for a living wage.
Fast food workers have continued to work for poverty wages despite a deadly global pandemic, they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. They deserve a living wage of $15 an hour now.
Thank you for making your voice heard.
In solidarity,
— Madison
Madison White
Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America
