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A shocking report by Vice alleges some extreme steps McDonald‘s has taken to prevent a minimum wage increase to $15!
The report, via Motherboard, reportedly shows that the fast food chain collected “strategic intelligence” on workers who were advocating for the wage increase. WHAT is happening!
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“For years, McDonald’s has internally labeled activists and employees working with the Fight for $15 campaign a security threat and has spied on them,” an article published to Vice states on February 24th. Yikes!
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The article goes on to explain that workers have been fighting for the wage increase--a movement called "Fight for $15," since 2012.
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The Illinois-based chain has "refused" to come to an agreement with workers, who they say are actually employees of the restaurant franchises.
"According to documents obtained by Motherboard, McDonald’s has a goal of collecting 'strategic intelligence' on "'counter-parties' as well as 'political intelligence on difficult political landscapes in complex markets that could cause significant business disruption and impact returns on investment,'" the article explains. Wow--things are getting worse and worse!
