Murder, violence and robbery—it sounds like a list for a plot of The Wire. But, no, it’s just another standard operating procedure for the free market system—in which people are murdered in Colombia thanks to so-called “free trade”, workers are beat up and sometimes killed at McDonald’s because the company doesn’t care about its workers […]
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Episode 132: Murder, Violence and Robbery—Gifts From the Free Market
Posted on 29 May 2019.
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Unions And Workers Get Big Hug From NLRB–& Why It Matters Who Is POTUS
Posted on 27 August 2015.
One of the great tactics used by companies to rip off workers–and there are many–is to pretend like the Big Dog at the top (say, McDonald’s) doesn’t actually directly employ workers who labor down in the distributed workplaces that clearly have a relationship–through franchises, in particular, in the fast food industry–with the Big Dog. It’s […]
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Fast Food Workers Protests Go Global
Posted on 15 May 2014.
In a way, this is not surprise: poverty is poverty, whether you work in a McDonald’s in Paris or one in New York City. But, what is nice to see is some labor coordination across borders–something that usually is talked about a lot but rarely done effectively.
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Can I Have A Raise With That Quarter Pounder?
Posted on 29 November 2012.
No secret — working in a fast food restaurant is not a ticket to a middle-class life. But, it’s not because of a natural phenomena or because of a penalty you pay for serving grotesque food. It’s about power and greed. Some people are trying to change all that.
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Boycott McDonald’s: Every Big Mac Eaten Attacks Workers
Posted on 11 December 2008.
McDonald’s really knows how to celebrate liberty and justice. On the eve of the international recognition Human Rights Day, McDonald’s announced it will launch a massive campaign to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act. So, let’s respond in kind: boycott McDonald’s. As a reminder, the right to form a union is an internationally […]
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In China: All Union, All The Time
Posted on 06 July 2007.
If only we could organize workers here at this rate: China’s government-sanctioned trade union has strengthened its foothold in McDonald’s Corp., a move that illustrates the increasing involvement by the All-China Federation of Trade Union in the work forces of multinational companies doing business in China. About 80% of the McDonald’s work force in China […]
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