Fast food workers strike, demanding $15 an hour

[Commander in Chiefin]

exactly. man these nikkas tryin to get over a 100% raise for a job where they have ZERO leverage whereas in most corporations, nikkas with certs and degrees are getting less than 5% raises annually

My shyt has been capped at 3% the past few years . Despite saving this company over 100 thousand in maintenance costs over the years.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

well they did say it'd add 68 cents to a big mac which is currently 3.99, which is also a 17% increase. so it's safe to say that all their menu items would go up 17%.

Then just say that in the beginning: All items will go up 17% on the dollar, instead of qualifying it as only pertaining to the big mac, and dollar item menus.

 

[beenz]

My shyt has been capped at 3% the past few years . Despite saving this company over 100 thousand in maintenance costs over the years.

I only been at this gig for 18 months, but when I got my raise in the spring, that shyt was capped at 3% as well

 

[PartyHeart]

exactly. man these nikkas tryin to get over a 100% raise for a job where they have ZERO leverage whereas in most corporations, nikkas with certs and degrees are getting less than 5% raises annually

How do they not have any leverage? How exactly does McD's operate if every person decides to boycott the job for better, more livable alternatives? McDonald's would eventually have to adjust if they wanted to stay in business.

The reason these workers and all unskilled workers even got into this type of position, where they are being paid less than what everyone knows they can even survive on, is by having the exact mentality you speak of: that they are useless and replaceable so just take whatever you can get and shut up. But if McDonald's didn't need the labor at all, they wouldn't even hire these people. So the workers absolutely do have leverage, it is just now that they are trying to use it.

But strangely, people are mad at them for it, and meanwhile support large corporations for using all the leverage they have to literally squeeze workers to the bare minimum that they can pay

 

[No_bammer_weed]

My shyt has been capped at 3% the past few years . Despite saving this company over 100 thousand in maintenance costs over the years.

If their wages go up...yours go up. But I guess you'd rather fight McDonalds workers even tho you personally, and the economy as a whole, would greatly benefit from it.

 

[DaChampIsHere]

That's the crazy part, the majority of people who are against welfare are also against these fast food workers getting a hike in pay.


So should we just kill these people, I mean that seems to be the only alternative since they shouldn't be getting welfare and they shouldn't get liveable wages

Why won't you encourage them to step into other professions? Do you think it makes someone feel good to work fast food all of their life? What will happen when they get old? Just keep asking for higher wages and if the big bad meenie weenie CEO doesn't give it to then call everyone who doesn't agree a "slave" or whatever other ad hominem y'all can think up?

nikkas could have a full on plumbing/electric/HVAC/etc. careers/businesses going for themselves and y'all are tellin' them to beg for wages in shytty customer service jobs for high schoolers.

The fukk are you carrying on about? If the 17% increase was only for dollar menu....which I initially interpreted as such, then how is that a 17% increase across the board? You do know Mcdonalds has more than a dollar menu. Fck outta here, trollin ass.

My nikka you are being hilariously sensitive right now, especially considering that most of the time, you be dappin' up my posts. You made a counting error, nikkas laughed. It's funny, no biggie. Take a chill pill and calm down. It'll be okay.

How exactly does McD's operate if every person decides to boycott the job for better, more livable alternatives? :

Considering that everyone with a 5th grade education has the ability to work at McDonalds, they will pretty much never run out of supply for people who can/will work for them. I think that's what you all are missing.

THere's no reason to pay top dollar for something that is surplussed in supply.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

My nikka you are being hilariously sensitive right now, especially considering that most of the time, you be dappin' up my posts. You made a couning error, nikkas laughed. It's funny, no biggie. Take a chill pill and calm down. It'll be okay.

Yeah, you're one of those cats...

 

[beenz]

How do they not have any leverage? How exactly does McD's operate if every person decides to boycott the job for better, more livable alternatives? McDonald's would eventually have to adjust if they wanted to stay in business.

The reason these workers and all unskilled workers even got into this type of position, where they are being paid less than what everyone knows they can even survive on, is by having the exact mentality you speak of: that they are useless and replaceable so just take whatever you can get and shut up. But if McDonald's didn't need the labor at all, they wouldn't even hire these people. So the workers absolutely do have leverage, it is just now that they are trying to use it.

But strangely, people are mad at them for it, and meanwhile support large corporations for using all the leverage they have to literally squeeze workers to the bare minimum that they can pay

because there is an abundance of unskilled workers ready to take their place.

lets not act like this ain't a job where if u walk off, they can't replace you with other unskilled workers.

this ain't like when the teachers go on strike. u can't simply replace teachers with unskilled laborers. therefore they have some kinda leverage when they go on strike.

 

[Commander in Chiefin]

If their wages go up...yours go up. But I guess you'd rather fight McDonalds workers even tho you personally, and the economy as a whole, would greatly benefit from it.

if you truly believe this. Do you know how many unions have gone on strike for better pay and benefits, without any impact/improvement on the private sector ? the two do not equate to one another. Especially when you work for an LLC or LLP like I do.

 

[iMajor]

Welfare needs to partner up with companies or schools or something to give people skills. The "raise" of minimum wage at a fast food place isn't gonna raise the service to 5 stars either. We have such a bad diversity with jobs right now that competition is tough. Instead of raising minimum wage why don't we create more jobs so people have different options. Raising minimum wage will create inflation low key.

 

[Commander in Chiefin]

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[PartyHeart]

Considering that everyone with a 5th grade education has the ability to work at McDonalds, they will pretty much never run out of supply for people who can/will work for them. I think that's what you all are missing.

THere's no reason to pay top dollar for something that is surplussed in supply.

No, I think what you are missing is that in high school or 5th grade or whatever other condescending grade level y'all keep trying to attach to it, you must be part time employee regardless. Unless McDonald's plans to only open after 330 or 4pm depending on the city, they will need adult, full time workers. And once you are an adult you have to do things like file taxes and pay rent and support yourself, and therefore have all the right to demand from your employer a wage that allows you to meet those needs.

That is the way business works. You don't see yourself getting squeezed by your employer and then try to make yourself smaller to help them.

because there is an abundance of unskilled workers ready to take their place.

lets not act like this ain't a job where if u walk off, they can't replace you with other unskilled workers.

this ain't like when the teachers go on strike. u can't simply replace teachers with unskilled laborers. therefore they have some kinda leverage when they go on strike.

Understood, but again where do they get unskilled workers if all of the unskilled workers are demanding the same? I think what y'all are missing is that this type of protest is one of the only ways built into capitalism that can check corporate greed.

 

[ManBearPig]

lmao

 

[Malta]

Why won't you encourage them to step into other professions? Do you think it makes someone feel good to work fast food all of their life? What will happen when they get old? Just keep asking for higher wages and if the big bad meenie weenie CEO doesn't give it to then call everyone who doesn't agree a "slave" or whatever other ad hominem y'all can think up?

nikkas could have a full on plumbing/electric/HVAC/etc. careers/businesses going for themselves and y'all are tellin' them to beg for wages in shytty customer service jobs for high schoolers.

There's always going to be a portion of the population unqualified or unemployed, not everyone is going to be able to step out into other professions no matter how hard they try. No, it doesn't make them feel good to work those jobs, however they should at least be afforded wages that they can get the bare minimum on. These people are generally up shyts creek, no benefits and they can't afford health insurance.

For every successful rags to riches story there are hundreds of people that tried and failed. It's not as easy for some folk as saying "get out and do xyz".

 

[No_bammer_weed]

if you truly believe this. Do you know how many unions have gone on strike for better pay and benefits, without any impact/improvement on the private sector ? the two do not equate to one another. Especially when you work for an LLC or LLP like I do.

Lol...yes I "truly believe this"....and decades of labor compensation, and economic data agree. What, do you think business owners have just increase wages out of the benevolence of their heart, and not to compete with other industries and markets? Have you not charted the attacks on wages and labor in the last 30 years, and the complete lack of signifiant wage increases for labor during that time period? This includes you, btw.

Back in the day, if workers from one industry went on strike, workers from other industries, completely unrelated, would go on strike too....people understood what was good for workers in one company/industry, was good for all. Alas, corporate America put a stop to that, and our wealth distributions in this generation have reflected as much.