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Local McDonald’s Forced To Close Amid Protest For Higher Wages
CBSlocal ^ | 29 Aug 2013

Posted on 08/29/2013 8:53:01 AM PDT by shove_it

SOUTHFIELD (WWJ/AP) - A local McDonald’s restaurant was forced to close after its employees walked out and hundreds gathered outside to protest for higher wages.

The restaurant on 8 Mile and Lahser roads along the Detroit/Southfield city line was just one location locally where fast food workers are participating in a nationwide “walkout for better wages.”

Over 200 protestors crowded the restaurant, carrying signs that read “We are worth more. Strike for 15,” as in $15 an hour...

(Excerpt) Read more at detroit.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: detroit; mi
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To: shove_it; stephenjohnbanker; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; Gilbo_3; Impy; NFHale; BillyBoy; ...

I just called, they answered the phone said they are open and she said that they never closed.

The title looked fishy to me.

The aticle at link talks about everything but closing. Contact info:

McDonalds Restaurant
Report Incorrect Info Address
22021 West 8 Mile Road
Detroit, MI - 48219, US

Phone: (313) 533-3410


21 posted on 08/29/2013 9:01:50 AM PDT by sickoflibs (To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position.)
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To: cotton1706
“I paid $12 for lunch at a McDonalds last weekend. I can get a better meal in a subshop for $7!”

If your looking for a goog burger and the 5 guys burger chain is in your area I would recomend it. A little pricey but the food is fresh...............and best of all the staff hasn’t got an attitude, If u know what I mean. ;)

22 posted on 08/29/2013 9:02:36 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: shove_it

Went to my local McDonalds this morning for breakfast and there was not a problem. Business as usual.


23 posted on 08/29/2013 9:02:39 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: shove_it

Just fire all the employees and hire new ones. Open up again in a few days.


24 posted on 08/29/2013 9:03:00 AM PDT by TheDon (Inside Every Liberal is a Totalitarian Screaming to Get Out.)
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To: V_TWIN

goog = good


25 posted on 08/29/2013 9:03:04 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Kind of like the new Kmart ads. Didn’t visit Mickey D’s or Kmart over the years and you can be rest assured that I won’t in the future.


26 posted on 08/29/2013 9:03:08 AM PDT by rhubarbk (It's official, I'm suffering from Obama fatigue!)
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To: shove_it

I have been cured of any craving for McDonalds food after this article (and so have my teenagers)

In fact the thought of eating at McDonalds now induces mild nausea

http://www.naturalnews.com/041646_Chicken_McNuggets_forensic_food_analysis_strange_fibers.html


27 posted on 08/29/2013 9:03:11 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
...remember the Christian photographer who the government said had take pictures at gay weddings?

I do, and it was the New Mexico Supreme Court that ruled they had to take the pictures. The judge was stupid enough to say that "it's the cost of being a citizen". Really? If my beliefs and my religion prevent me from sanctioning gay marriage, where does it say in the Constitution the gov't has the right to force me to subvert my beliefs? Oh...wait...this administration has tossed out the Constitution.

28 posted on 08/29/2013 9:03:26 AM PDT by econjack (I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)
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To: BubbaJunebug

The only obnoxious smart-alec robot I have ever encountered was in the Woody Allen Movie “Sleeper” LOL.


29 posted on 08/29/2013 9:03:26 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free...John 8:32)
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To: econjack
I never had one poor person hire me.

Me either. That's another lesson these folks fail to comprehend.

30 posted on 08/29/2013 9:04:30 AM PDT by shove_it (long ago Orwell and Rand warned us about 0bama's America)
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To: shove_it

***“We are worth more. Strike for 15,” as in $15 an hour...***

There was a time when .45 cents an hour was enough. But then a burger only cost .20 cents or five for a dollar.

Then they wanted more...


31 posted on 08/29/2013 9:04:57 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Have you seen Mickey D’s ad campaigns lately?

Honestly, I haven't seen much TV this summer. Been way too busy. The only reason I have that I can be on FR so much these days is that I'm due in seven weeks and need to be off my feet.

32 posted on 08/29/2013 9:07:21 AM PDT by MeganC (A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

***They seem to be aiming ONLY at the customers in inner-city Chicago and Detroit.***

In the 1990s, McDonalds had a contest in which the winner would receive a two week vacation to...”THE MOTHER COUNTRY!” of central Africa.

This contest was held in heavy black areas only. I saw it in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.


33 posted on 08/29/2013 9:07:22 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: sickoflibs

Thanks for the research and honest reporting. I should have known this would be a lie coming from a source like SEE BS.


34 posted on 08/29/2013 9:08:05 AM PDT by shove_it (long ago Orwell and Rand warned us about 0bama's America)
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To: shove_it

these under appreciated Food Preparation Specialists were simply trying to do their part to help Re-Fund Detroit......./s


35 posted on 08/29/2013 9:08:31 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Block Captain..Tyranny Response Team / al-Kilab Division)
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To: shove_it

A word to the wise:

Pull your business OUT of minority areas.


36 posted on 08/29/2013 9:08:34 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: shove_it

Screw em. For every striking worker, there are 10 people who would do the same job for a lower wage.


37 posted on 08/29/2013 9:09:22 AM PDT by snowrip (Liberal? You are a socialist idiot with no rational argument.)
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To: shove_it

I don’t care for McDonalds, but I believe I will go there today, cross any picket line(which I bet won’t be there) and buy a burger.

Just for spite!


38 posted on 08/29/2013 9:09:51 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: sickoflibs
B T T T ! ! ! ©

39 posted on 08/29/2013 9:09:53 AM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: cotton1706

“?I paid $12 for lunch at a McDonalds last weekend. I can get a better meal in a subshop for $7!”

You can get a great meal at a Chinese place for $12. Almost as fast too.


40 posted on 08/29/2013 9:09:56 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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