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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcDonald's Workers Given Dog Diaper Masks Settle Covid-19 Lawsuit
https://www.forbes.com/sites/graisondangor/2021/08/12/mcdonalds-workers-given-dog-diaper-masks-settle-covid-19-lawsuit/?sh=14b510284e53Updated Aug 12, 2021, 07:51pm EDT
Workers at a California McDonalds franchise settled a Covid-19 safety lawsuit with their employer, according to multiple reports Thursday, closing a dispute that drew attention for its month-long strike following an outbreak of casesand for the workers claims that they were given dog diapers and coffee filters instead of face masks.
Workers at an Oakland McDonalds won paid sick leave, personal protective equipment and a workplace safety committee in their settlement with the franchise owner, which Bloomberg Law reports was brought by more than two dozen employees and family members.
The worker safety committee is the first at a McDonalds restaurant, a spokesperson for Fight for $15, a labor advocacy group that helped the McDonalds workers file the lawsuit, told Forbes in an email.
The committee, made of at least three workers and one manager, will meet monthly to make sure the store is following the settlement and other public health rules.
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McDonald's Workers Given Dog Diaper Masks Settle Covid-19 Lawsuit (Original Post)
ShazamIam
Aug 2021
OP
One of the driving forces in transitioning from a manufacturing to a service national product ...
marble falls
Aug 2021
#4
marble falls
(57,075 posts)1. It's almost unbelievable. What is wrong with people.
ShazamIam
(2,570 posts)2. McDonald's the great American job creator! /s nt
marble falls
(57,075 posts)4. One of the driving forces in transitioning from a manufacturing to a service national product ...
... and keeping American wages low.
betsuni
(25,462 posts)3. Thanks to the Fight for $15, from 2012 bringing $15 min. wage to national attention
and creating a national movement.