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ShazamIam

(2,570 posts)
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 09:10 PM Aug 2021

McDonald'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=14b510284e53

Updated Aug 12, 2021, 07:51pm EDT

Workers at a California McDonald’s 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 cases—and for the workers’ claims that they were given dog diapers and coffee filters instead of face masks.

Workers at an Oakland McDonald’s 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 McDonald’s restaurant, a spokesperson for Fight for $15, a labor advocacy group that helped the McDonald’s 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
It's almost unbelievable. What is wrong with people. marble falls Aug 2021 #1
McDonald's the great American job creator! /s nt ShazamIam Aug 2021 #2
One of the driving forces in transitioning from a manufacturing to a service national product ... marble falls Aug 2021 #4
Thanks to the Fight for $15, from 2012 bringing $15 min. wage to national attention betsuni Aug 2021 #3

marble falls

(57,075 posts)
4. One of the driving forces in transitioning from a manufacturing to a service national product ...
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 09:57 PM
Aug 2021

... 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
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 09:50 PM
Aug 2021

and creating a national movement.

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