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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!
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!
