The Mac Donald's Strike

[Saint Kitten]

Benefits as in payed vacation, longer leaves, etc. only applying to lower end jobs (again, no offense to anyone)

ABC News
New York Times
USA Today
Feel free to pick which ever news source you wish, I picked the major ones.

So, basically, these workers that are employed by Mac Donald's are striking about their pay. They (assuming everyone in the protest is on the same page) want to be payed $15.00 an hour instead of the minimal wage of $7.25 depending on your state.

USA Map of wages

So, do you agree that they should be payed more?
Should it be kept the same?

Opinions, more facts, and other fun related stuff dealing with Mac Donald's strikes is what this topic is about.

[Ontorisa]

They should move to Canada.
Minimum wage here is $10.00.
I would know.
I worked there all summer making 80 dollars a day.

[Mediobogdum]

Less unhealthy food for the punters to eat - can't be all that bad!

[Saint Kitten]

They should move to Canada.
Minimum wage here is $10.00.
I would know.
I worked there all summer making 80 dollars a day.

Is that in US dollars or canadian?

[Blasveck]

What's your opinion, OP?

[Smoya]

As usual, its the same states that have that minimum wage problem...

[Saint Kitten]

What's your opinion, OP?

15 is a lot for just handing out burgers (no offense, have to do what you have to do), I guess if you work there a while a pay raise should be a question but 15 is kinda high

[Wabacha]

Clearly $15.00 is not enough! We They need to be paid OVER 9000!!! dollars. A minute. Plus tips. Customers must pay tips as well. 175% tips.

[Ontorisa]

They should move to Canada.
Minimum wage here is $10.00.
I would know.
I worked there all summer making 80 dollars a day.

Is that in US dollars or canadian?

Canadian, but it's the same amount in both.

[Malkora]

Did we not have this thread already? Also, good on them. I hope they get a wage increase.

[Draakonite]

It would be interesting to know how many people to participate.
I love to see Unions redistributing wealth to the workers. This is the reason why a capitalist socieity ain't that bad.

[Saiwania]

Burger flipping is not economically worth $15 an hour, almost anyone can do that type of job. If McDonalds gave into this demand, it would lose profits and there would be no more dollar menu.

[Skrewalkers]

I read somewhere that much of fastfood is about to undergo platform-level increases in automation.

Those skilled in maintaining, augmenting, and overseeing those devices probably will get $15.00/hr.

I expect everyone else will be fired.

I feel bad for the people who will suffer, but I'm told by an economist I know that it will free up human labor for other things. Not sure what those are.

"Well, I don't have to make cheeseburgers anymore. I suppose I'll get started on that Riemann thing, now."

[Blasveck]

What's your opinion, OP?

15 is a lot for just handing out burgers (no offense, have to do what you have to do), I guess if you work there a while a pay raise should be a question but 15 is kinda high

Thats how negotiation works. You start high, not low.

[Gig em Aggies]

Mickey Dee's aint gonna pay dem $15 an hour that me they be making around 40,000 greens a year. no way
* ps if my math is wrong do tell or you can correct it if you like.

[Saint Kitten]

15 is a lot for just handing out burgers (no offense, have to do what you have to do), I guess if you work there a while a pay raise should be a question but 15 is kinda high

Thats how negotiation works. You start high, not low.

True, the question is if either side is willing too

[Wolfmanne]

$15.00 is a fucking joke. Their pay is fine and I don't have any sympathy for the strikers what so ever.

[Hundermenschen]

I'mmoving to washington...

[Bezombia]

Mac Donald's?

Anyway, basically what Wolf said. By this time all these strikes are just the workers wanting to get into the paper.
Hey look, it worked!

[Euroslavia]

$15.00 is a fucking joke. Their pay is fine and I don't have any sympathy for the strikers what so ever.

Their pay is fine, eh?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2 ... ge-raised/

[Minarchist States]

Then McDonald's employees will be making more than security guards.

$10 is a good compromise.

[Surfistan]

They sure get my support.

[Blasveck]

Then McDonald's employees will be making more than security guards.

$10 is a good compromise.

They probably actually want 10....

Which is why they negotiate at 15.

[Saint Kitten]

They sure get my support.

All 15

[The Republic of Children of Longbarrow]

I think there should be no national minimum wage, because our national government don't know nothing from nothing