Fast Food Strike: Workers Walk Out In US Cities

Sky News ^ | July 29, 2013

[kevcol]

Staff at well known chains including McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Wendy's were due to walk out on Monday in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, St Louis, Kansas City and Flint, Michigan.

They are calling on fast food restaurants to pay $15 per hour, which compares to the New York state average pay of $8.25 per hour and the minimum wage of $7.25.

The action is being organised by Fast Food Forward, a movement of employees from fast food outlets in New York City aimed at raising wages and increasing workers' rights

[FlingWingFlyer]

These idiots are wasting their time. The GOP is about ready to turn 30 to 50 million illegal “valedictorians” loose on the job market this fall with their “comprehensive” amnesty dream “reform” bill. These jerks need to stop worrying about a raise and worry about keeping their jobs.

[Mr. K]

I suggest they sit down with them and say “look, if we pay you $15 an hour, we are going to have to charge $3 a hamburger, and no one will buy them, and you will lsoon be unemployed

[yldstrk]

the Panera I frequent has name tags with the server’s name and what they like such as “dancing” and frequently “Jesus”

[Buckeye McFrog]

Tip of the iceberg.

As the economy continues in Obamastall mode and people don’t see any next rungs on the ladder to grasp, they will inevitably radicalize and turn their energies towards squeezing everything they can possibly get out of their current job.

[Calvin Locke]

I wouldn’t go that far, given the state of the economy, but you do have a point about any middle ager that, as a youngin’, deliberately chose slinging fries as a career...

[yldstrk]

the solution is to can this administration and it’s punitive and depraved economic policies that are depriving us all of economic opportunity

[Wordkraft]

Every time I’m in Texas I go into Whataburger.

[SES1066]

Beat you by minutes with Skynews cousin Fox - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3048529/posts

Grin!

[yldstrk]

its

[frankenMonkey]

...and you will lsoon be unemployed..."

...and collecting unemployment benefits for two years...

[dfwgator]

Carl's Jr. Computer: Enjoy your EXTRA BIG ASS FRIES!
Woman at Carl's Jr.: You didn't give me no fries, I got an empty box.
Carl's Jr. Computer: Would you like another EXTRA BIG ASS FRIES?
Woman at Carl's Jr.: I said I didn't get any!
Carl's Jr. Computer: Thank you! Your account has been charged. Your balance is zero. Please come back when you can afford to make a purchase.
Woman at Carl's Jr.: What? Oh no, NO!
[She hits the machine. An alarm goes off, and a sign appears on the computer saying "WARNING! Carl's Jr. Frowns Upon Vandalism"] Carl's Jr. Computer: I'm sorry you're having trouble. I'm sorry you're having trouble.
Woman at Carl's Jr.: Come on! My kids are starvin'!
Carl's Jr. Computer: [the woman kicks the computer, and it sprays a fast-acting tranquilizer in her face] This should help you calm down. Please come back when you can afford to make a purchase. Your kids are starving. Carl's Jr. believes no child should go hungry. You are an unfit mother. Your children will be placed in the custody of Carl's Jr. Carl's Jr... "---- You, I'm Eating."
[Joe approaches the computer]
Carl's Jr. Computer: Welcome to Carl's Jr. Would you like to try our EXTRA BIG ASS TACO? Now with more MOLECULES!

[SCHROLL]

agreed

[MEGoody]

Fire them.

My thoughts exactly. It's not it's difficult to find someone to push some buttons on a register and say, "You want fries with that?"

[dfwgator]

It's not it's difficult to find someone to push some buttons on a register and say, "You want fries with that?"

Assuming they can pass the drug test.

[driftdiver]

I’m not referring to someone doing it to reenter the job market or as a temporary job.

[silverleaf]

wanna bet robots will replace many fast food workers?

meanwhile so sad too bad if people get used to not eating fast food or cannot afford it

[RinaseaofDs]

Don’t forget the following:

- No tattoos
- No fishhooks and other fishing gear stuck in the lips, nose and elsewhere
- Doesn’t grope the guests or other co-workers
- You can say anything you want to it when it breaks down, and it doesn’t sue
- Doesn’t spit in the food when it gets offended
- Can be taught

[skimbell]

+1

[gspurlock]

Is this Michele’s new program to destroy the fast food industry so people will stop eating it?

[The Great RJ]

What these idiots fail to understand is that they must produce at least $15 of revenue per hour worked just to pay their wage. To do this a business could fire half of them and make the remaining half work like dogs or raise prices so much the business would fail and they would lose their jobs not to mention their friends and relatives working in related businesses who as a result might lose theirs too.

This is pure street agitator economics... the man you work for has all kinds of money...it's just not in your pockets.