Fired US McDonald's workers allege racial discrimination

Yahoo News ^ | 23 Jan 15 | AFP Reporter

[SkyPilot]

A group of former McDonald's workers is suing the fast-food giant in the United States for alleged racial discrimination and sexual harassment after they were fired from several restaurants in Virginia.

According to the civil rights complaint filed Thursday, workers at franchised restaurants in the southern state of Virginia were "subjected to rampant racial and sexual harassment, committed by the restaurants' highest-ranking supervisors." The lawsuit potentially has broad implications because it contends that McDonald's is responsible for the well-being of workers at all its restaurants, even if they are franchises.

The plaintiffs, nine of whom are black and one Hispanic, allege they were fired because the restaurant, operated by a company called Soweva, wanted to "reduce the number of African-American employees and hire more white employees," the lawsuit states.

"Soweva's supervisors were blunt, telling employees that it was 'too dark' in the restaurants, and that they were going to hire different workers because they 'need to get the ghetto out of the store,'" the complaint adds.

Supervisors repeatedly complained "there are too many black people in the store," the lawsuit alleges.

[SkyPilot]

I am sure Eric "Just US" Holder will send 50 FBI Agents to "investigate."

I don't even go to fast food places in certain towns or cities because the employees act like entitled thugs. Not to mention bad food. The last time I had breakfast at a McDonalds (years ago now), I threw away the Egg McMuffin and hash browns after one bite each, and I still got sick.

The last time I went to a Burger King, one of the employees thought she was "disrespected" by another employee and had a meltdown behind the counter. Another employee came over to take my order, and I literally could not understand her.

And then there are the fights that have broken out at McDonalds all over the country that I have seen on the news.

[SkyPilot]

Chicago McDonalds Fight (Video, 29 secs)

[digger48]

#Black Fries Matter

[SkyPilot]

Lol. Making fun of that slogan just never gets old.

[nascarnation]

I’m convinced that one of the reasons McD’s is declining so much in US sales is that the majoriy of their advertising is oriented to blacks.

[Tijeras_Slim]

And their annoying hapless hipster friends.

[armydawg505]

“the Southern state of Virginia”......

Never miss a chance to take a slap at the South and to regionally profile. That’s still an acceptable profiling.

[wally_bert]

I’m very picky about fast food places due to the same reasons.

[KoRn]

We went by a McDonald’s and a Burger King near Norfolk on the way to the NC Outer Banks a couple years back, and their workforce looked liked the dammed United Nations. Could barely understand any of them. The food sucked ass too.

I try to make a habit of not eating somewhere that has employees that live in a trailer park or housing project....

[Steve_Seattle]

"Soweva's supervisors were blunt, telling employees that it was 'too dark' in the restaurants, and that they were going to hire different workers because they 'need to get the ghetto out of the store,'" the complaint adds."

My BS indicator is flashing.

[tet68]

Funny isn’t it, if management has said they wanted
MORE black employees, they wouldn’t have made a noise.
#BLACKRACISMMATTERS

[WMarshal]

I’ve only read the title of the article but I can make a good guess what the real story is. As the economy continues to tank and jobs get harder and harder to find it’s easier for McDonald’s to hire very qualified people and the people without qualifications are getting let go.

[EagleUSA]

And they wonder why they have a hard time getting jobs....who needs this??

[digger48]

Makes one wonder if the supervisors weren’t also black

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Here's the real story why this is happening:

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/01/23/nlrb-goes-wild-at-expense-of-minority-business-owners/

This is all about destroying the franchise model and forcing Mickey Ds and other fast food restaurants to turn their profits over to the SEIU thugs.

The "oppressed" minority workers and the minorities who own franchises will get the shaft.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I haven’t been to a McDonalds or Burger King in about 10 years. I just don’t eat that stuff anymore. I’m at a Panera Bread every Friday with co-workers, since they offer healthier options.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Soweva's supervisors were blunt, telling employees that it was 'too dark' in the restaurants, and that they were going to hire different workers because they 'need to get the ghetto out of the store,'" the complaint adds."

Additional comment: If that is management's attitude, they wouldn't have hired those people in the first place. And it's hard to believe in this day and age that management would be so foolish as to say such things even if that's what they really thought.

[lurk]

They worked slowly, talked and argued a bunch with customers and each other, stole food, and left the place dirty.

And yes, I am talking about one particular color of people.

[WMarshal]

“I’m convinced that one of the reasons McD’s is declining so much in US sales is that the majoriy of their advertising is oriented to blacks.”

I have to agree with you 100%! If you’re not a real ghetto rat you don’t really want to go there. My 13-year-old daughter refuses to eat there, she says the food is gross. It’s definitely unhip with the queen of the world set.

[Hugin]

I’m convinced that one of the reasons McD’s is declining so much in US sales is that the majoriy of their advertising is oriented to blacks.

I wonder why?

Donald Thompson, McDonalds CEO