Fast food workers strike, demanding $15 an hour

[No_bammer_weed]

... I don't see why he said I have a "house nikka mentality" cuz I just want people to get educated and get a job beyond burger flipping

haha...my comment was a bit strong, but you a good sport family. My point is this --- challenging the earnings of the work force, rather than challenging the earnings of the top 10 percent is counterproductive, and its a mentality that has led to the middle classes' wages being collectively extracted.

Since the 70s, productivity for the worker has gone up over 80 percent, while wages have gone up about 10 percent. So we as a work force are working much harder, for a fraction of the financial rewards. Fast food workers have seen their pay reduced by 20 percent relative to inflation. Instead of attacking them, and how they have no right to demand a livable wage, we should be encouraging them as a win for them is a win for all of us, and is really taking back wealth that should rightfully be theirs. These corporate overseers have us fighting each other, when all of the wealth distribution has gone to the top.

Know the real enemy, brotha! It aint the Mcds worker.

 

[Francis White]

Breh a Wendys combo is $8 now...

Fast food is same price as regular restaurants now (Chilis, Olive Garden, Applebees) 2 for $20-2for $25 for meals.

The only thing is it taste shyttier and you have less wait time, and they dont get tips.

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I use Fast Food employees as examples for my kids... "You don't wanna grow up and work at such and such, right?"

Those are regular restaurants? Those are the same places with slightly better tables and food choices, the workers make the same, not counting the waiters or bartenders, but everyone else makes no money.

 

[Kalik]

Productivity has gone up because of technology, which also means we need less humans to do the job. Pay wise I agree, looking back ... inflation and cost of living damn sure escalated more than $5.25 - $7.25 from 1996 --- > 2013. But it aint at $15 yet. I'd say $10.00 maybe $11.00

BUT on the same token all of us out here making $XX should get a $3 raise also???? Cuz if the min wage jumps up, everything costs more and we still making $XX
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Those are regular restaurants? Those are the same places with slightly better tables and food choices, the workers make the same, not counting the waiters or bartenders, but everyone else makes no money.

Chain restaurants = Sit down restaurants... All of them are franchised unless you go to a local spot in your area, which would be high end.

 

[gangreen]

If I need to pay my bills, I'm gonna try to situate myself so I am not forced to take a part time minimum wage job. Again, nobody has EVER been able to "pay their bills" on a McDonalds franchise worker's pay, even back during the "good old days". Why is it a requirement all of a sudden?

That's the point, why you tryna survive off 7.25 in NYC? You either need to prepare yourself to command a higher salary or you need to leave NY.

For a HS kid makin $200 a week working part time is straight. If you an adult with real responsibility and people depending on you and you think McDonald's owes you a "living wage" to do the same shyt a 15 year old does then you fukked up.

When the economy went to shyt . forcing people to settle to work retail or fast food when their unemployment benefits run out.

Let's be honest, not everyone has the means to better situate themselves.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

The only nikkas with slave mentality is the nikkas supporting this bullshyt. Instead of telling nikkas to strive for more ya'll out here telling nikkas to demand more without no improvement to said skill set. What leverage do these nikkas have when a highschool kid can easily replace and do their jobs.

id like to hear somebody explain this.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

id like to hear somebody explain this.

Most jobs are not incredibly complex --- if a teenager can take AP classes, a teenager can fill most positions competently after training and experience. Lets not make teenagers out to be idiots. Its socially acceptable for teenagers to work fast food, for no other reason than as a society, we know fast food will hire them. I dont think its fair to say is reflective of how "easy" the job is.

Teenagers are hired because they have zero bargaining power, and they will take anything; essentially, teenagers undercut the work force, in order to drive down wages for adults.

Organizing fast food labor will either cut out teenagers from submarining wages of that industry, or it will incorporate them into the union giving them higher wages off top.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

When the economy went to shyt . forcing people to settle to work retail or fast food when their unemployment benefits run out.

Let's be honest, not everyone has the means to better situate themselves.

So is McDonald's supposed to pick up the slack and just double their pay because they can't do for yourself?


And what means do you speak of? I mean I doubt most of these people have less means then I had, I came up out of the projects and I said fukk that I'm not flipping burgers.. I worked my way up from sales jobs to a corporate Position, no degree.

This shyt is a choice, you choose to settle working at fast food. I DECIDED I wasn't gonna do that. And I woulda went to college or the Air Force before

. We live in a country where anybody can get funding to go to college and Persue whatever career they want. You making excuses for able bodied people who can do better of they chose.

 

[BasketCase]

$15

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Most jobs are not incredibly complex --- if a teenager can take AP classes, a teenager can fill most positions competently after training and experience. Lets not make teenagers out to be idiots. Its socially acceptable for teenagers to work fast food, for no other reason than as a society, we know fast food will hire them. I dont think its fair to say is reflective of how "easy" the job is.

Teenagers are hired because they have zero bargaining power, and they will take anything; essentially, teenagers undercut the work force, in order to drive down wages for adults.

Organizing fast food labor will either cut out teenagers from submarining wages of that industry, or it will incorporate them into the union giving them higher wages off top.

I understand the concept. I'm wanting someone who thinks these people are entitled to more money explain why McDonald's shouldn't just hire a bunch of kids and pay them the same shyt they been paying.

 

[Rawtid]

When the economy went to shyt . forcing people to settle to work retail or fast food when their unemployment benefits run out.

Let's be honest, not everyone has the means to better situate themselves.

I bet they have an iPhone and Dre beats though.

 

[Johnny Kilroy]

Literally ANYONE can work at McDonald's. It's set up that way so workers can be replaced instantly. While I admire the fight, they're not gonna win.

 

[Ain't That Something]

So is McDonald's supposed to pick up the slack and just double their pay because they can't do for yourself?


And what means do you speak of? I mean I doubt most of these people have less means then I had, I came up out of the projects and I said fukk that I'm not flipping burgers.. I worked my way up from sales jobs to a corporate Position, no degree.

This shyt is a choice, you choose to settle working at fast food. I DECIDED I wasn't gonna do that. And I woulda went to college or the Air Force before

. We live in a country where anybody can get funding to go to college and Persue whatever career they want. You making excuses for able bodied people who can do better of they chose.

 

[gangreen]

So is McDonald's supposed to pick up the slack and just double their pay because they can't do for yourself?


And what means do you speak of? I mean I doubt most of these people have less means then I had, I came up out of the projects and I said fukk that I'm not flipping burgers.. I worked my way up from sales jobs to a corporate Position, no degree.

This shyt is a choice, you choose to settle working at fast food. I DECIDED I wasn't gonna do that. And I woulda went to college or the Air Force before

. We live in a country where anybody can get funding to go to college and Persue whatever career they want. You making excuses for able bodied people who can do better of they chose.

I am talking about inherent qualities that you have to allow you to climb out of entry level. Not everyone has your abilities or the luck. Not everyone can go to college.

There has to be people who do these jobs. At least give them something they can live off. McDonalds and others should care about their employees. When you make record profits, you have an obligation to the people working in the trenches. Starbucks employee make 12 dollars per hour.

 

[Rawtid]

I am talking about inherent qualities that you have to allow you to climb out of entry level. Not everyone has your abilities or the luck. Not everyone can go to college.

There has to be people who do these jobs. At least give them something they can live off. McDonalds and others should care about their employees. When you make record profits, you have an obligation to the people working in the trenches. Starbucks employee make 12 dollars per hour.

Defeatist ass attitudes is the reason people are fukked up in the game. How do you go about life thinking that all you're cut out for is minimum wage work?

Poor people have better financial opportunities to go to college than anyone else. They don't have to pay a dime. What's the excuse for not going? Cause you gotta cook the fries and you're good at that? Get the fukk way out of here, it's not luck. It's common sense and determination.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

I understand the concept. I'm wanting someone who thinks these people are entitled to more money explain why McDonald's shouldn't just hire a bunch of kids and pay them the same shyt they been paying.

what does entitlement have to do with anything? Why are you entitled to your salary? Why are you not entitled to more or less? Who decides these things? IS ownership God, and they can determine our lives and living conditions? As long as there is a need for employees, workers can be entitled to 1 million dollars a second, if they can successfully negotiate it. Management and ownership make sure to get theirs. Its high time the common man fights back.