Fast-food workers strike, seeking $15 wage, political muscle

[Billy_Kinetta]

If you want to be paid $15 an hour then go learn a skill that merits you being paid $15 an hour. A twelve year old can be trained to flip burgers. If these people were smart enough to realize they are only fighting for themselves to be replaced by automated kiosks they wouldn't be flipping burgers in the first place.

Fast-food workers strike, seeking $15 wage, political muscle

Fast-food workers demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage walked out in hundreds of cities Tuesday, kicking off a year-long campaign to muster the political power of 64 million low-wage workers in next year's presidential election.

Wow 64 million. We need to get wages up fast. This inequality has slowed our economy.

Walkouts are fired immediately in my neighborhood. Same as simply not showing up.

Well that is great for the country.

Yup.

 

[Brain357]

Good on em. Hopefully they'll get it, or something close. McDonalds has made $Billions off the blood, sweat, and tears of their slave workers. So it gets no sympathy from me. It's time for McDonalds to do some good for a change.

They won't get it. The robots are coming.

The typical repub scare tactics.

Nope. Progress.

No scare tactics. People just can't make good money and support themselves right? That would be aweful.

They earn what the work is worth to the employer. That is all they are entitled to while employed. They are free to seek employment elsewhere.

Well then they need to be union and make more. This out of control inequality has stalled our economy.

 

[Weatherman2020]

If you want to be paid $15 an hour then go learn a skill that merits you being paid $15 an hour. A twelve year old can be trained to flip burgers. If these people were smart enough to realize they are only fighting for themselves to be replaced by automated kiosks they wouldn't be flipping burgers in the first place.

Fast-food workers strike, seeking $15 wage, political muscle

They are free to get any job they want at whatever wage they feel in need of.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Really? Where are 64 million going to find these skilled job? Wages are stagnant, if there were jobs waiting to be filled wages would go up.

Wait, I thought Obama saved our economy.

 

[Brain357]

Really? Where are 64 million going to find these skilled job? Wages are stagnant, if there were jobs waiting to be filled wages would go up.

Wait, I thought Obama saved our economy.

Seems like a slow recovery to me.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Really? Where are 64 million going to find these skilled job? Wages are stagnant, if there were jobs waiting to be filled wages would go up.

Wait, I thought Obama saved our economy.

He just needs one more term...

 

[Conservative65]

Good on em. Hopefully they'll get it, or something close. McDonalds has made $Billions off the blood, sweat, and tears of their slave workers. So it gets no sympathy from me. It's time for McDonalds to do some good for a change.

All you're doing is hoping for more people to lose a job with this line. these jobs were supposed to be for HIGH school kids to get a job experience and start a Resume. they weren't suppose to support a family of four for crying out

Times change. McDonalds should do some good for a change. It owes its several $Billions to those slave workers it's abused for so many years. Time to give something back. Time to do right.

If they paid them a wage equivalent amount, they weren't slaves. They were paid what their skills are worth.

Sounds like to me you think a business doing right means doing what a business isn't yours is supposed to do.

 

[Weatherman2020]

If you want to be paid $15 an hour then go learn a skill that merits you being paid $15 an hour. A twelve year old can be trained to flip burgers. If these people were smart enough to realize they are only fighting for themselves to be replaced by automated kiosks they wouldn't be flipping burgers in the first place.

Fast-food workers strike, seeking $15 wage, political muscle

A rich Leftard like any of the Hollyweird elite needs to buy a burger joint and pay their employees a high "living wage" with great medical to set an example how easily it is done and how prosperous it is.

 

[g5000]

Fast-food workers demanding a $15-an-hour minimum wage walked out in hundreds of cities Tuesday

They heard there was a free college down the street.

 

[Stephanie]

These people are being led by the nose showing they are not Reliable or smart enough to stand on their own two feet. and they want someone to pay them $15 bucks an hour for a job a monkey can be trained to do.

what a bunch of messed up people who we should no the UNIONS and the DNC are behind all this

A good time for Unions to make a big comeback in this country. There is a correlation between the demise of Unions and wages being lowered or staying stagnant. Unions are not the 'Evil Boogeyman' greedy white Republican dude makes them out to be.

Unions did an incredible amount of good for American Workers. They kept greedy white Republican dude in check for the most part. Since they've fallen, greedy folks have been allowed to run amok in this country. It's time for the pendulum to swing back in the workers' direction.

American style unions will never make a comeback.

Btw it looks like with a Kentucky repbuplucan governor it will be the 26th RTW state and you frickin idiot still can not comprehend McDonald's don't own most of it's restaurants?

The stupid economicly is strong in you dude.

Unions are all that kept greedy white Republican dude in check. Ever since their decline, greedy white Republican dude has been allowed to run amok. He was allowed his slaves. And that has to change. It's to start thinking about our workers again.

oh boy, now you sound like you're reading from a DNC talking point script. get a grip. or go open your own business and pay the people $100 and hour then come here and beat your chest about who the slaves are. that will be YOU in the end

 

[paulitician]

McDonalds is crying 'Broke' because it's angry and frightened it may actually have pay Americans a decent wage. It's profited off its slaves for so long. But it's far from 'Broke.' McDonalds are still popping up all over the country. If it were so 'Broke', how does it contnue expanding?

Because McDonalds is a company that sells franchising rights. Individual owners open up those stores you see popping up.

Right, it's far from being 'Broke.' It can afford to do what's right.

 

[paulitician]

Good on em. Hopefully they'll get it, or something close. McDonalds has made $Billions off the blood, sweat, and tears of their slave workers. .

"Slave workers".Well, there's a nice, clear insult to the millions of REAL slaves around the world who have REALLY suffered..

Aw, don't shed any tears for those Millionaire McDonalds Execs. They'll be fine paying their slaves a few more bucks. They'll survive. I promise.

Deflection noted.
.

Seriously, they'll survive. At the worst, they may have to puchase one less private jet, yacht, or luxurious mansion.

Sure, they have all those "slaves" they're holding against their will, beating them, starving them, raping them, making them suffer daily.
.

Shit, McDonalds made a fortune off slave labor. Now it's gonna bitch & moan cause it as to pay em a few more bucks? What a buncha shameful greedy pricks.

 

[paulitician]

Times change. McDonalds should do some good for a change. It owes its several $Billions to those slave workers it's abused for so many years.

Then don't work there.

Yeah, and don't eat or breathe either. Problem solved.

That reply makes zero sense, but you already knew that. Want to try again?

People have to work to survive, but you already knew that. And if you don't wanna pay a fellow American Worker a decent wage, don't open a business, or simply do the work yourself. No one's forcing you to open a business or stopping you from doing the work yourself.

 

[paulitician]

These people are being led by the nose showing they are not Reliable or smart enough to stand on their own two feet. and they want someone to pay them $15 bucks an hour for a job a monkey can be trained to do.

what a bunch of messed up people who we should no the UNIONS and the DNC are behind all this

A good time for Unions to make a big comeback in this country. There is a correlation between the demise of Unions and wages being lowered or staying stagnant. Unions are not the 'Evil Boogeyman' greedy white Republican dude makes them out to be.

Unions did an incredible amount of good for American Workers. They kept greedy white Republican dude in check for the most part. Since they've fallen, greedy folks have been allowed to run amok in this country. It's time for the pendulum to swing back in the workers' direction.

I agree completely. People need good wages.

People need to learn a skill to get good wages....running the fryolator at mickyD's doesn't count as a skill.

Well then do the work yourself. Otherwise, quit ya bitchin and pay a fellow American a decent wage. You can't have your slaves. Sorry bout that.

 

[paulitician]

Good on em. Hopefully they'll get it, or something close. McDonalds has made $Billions off the blood, sweat, and tears of their slave workers. So it gets no sympathy from me. It's time for McDonalds to do some good for a change.

They won't get it. The robots are coming.

The typical repub scare tactics.

Nope. Progress.

Progress for who?

 

[paulitician]

Good on em. Hopefully they'll get it, or something close. McDonalds has made $Billions off the blood, sweat, and tears of their slave workers. So it gets no sympathy from me. It's time for McDonalds to do some good for a change.

They won't get it. The robots are coming.

The typical repub scare tactics.

Nope. Progress.

No scare tactics. People just can't make good money and support themselves right? That would be aweful.

They earn what the work is worth to the employer. That is all they are entitled to while employed. They are free to seek employment elsewhere.

Yeah sure, we'll just trust you greedy white Republican dudes to do the right thing. That's been tried already, and look how it turned out? You guys will have to be monitored and kept in check. You can't do the right thing. It is what it is.

 

[paulitician]

These people are being led by the nose showing they are not Reliable or smart enough to stand on their own two feet. and they want someone to pay them $15 bucks an hour for a job a monkey can be trained to do.

what a bunch of messed up people who we should no the UNIONS and the DNC are behind all this

A good time for Unions to make a big comeback in this country. There is a correlation between the demise of Unions and wages being lowered or staying stagnant. Unions are not the 'Evil Boogeyman' greedy white Republican dude makes them out to be.

Unions did an incredible amount of good for American Workers. They kept greedy white Republican dude in check for the most part. Since they've fallen, greedy folks have been allowed to run amok in this country. It's time for the pendulum to swing back in the workers' direction.

American style unions will never make a comeback.

Btw it looks like with a Kentucky repbuplucan governor it will be the 26th RTW state and you frickin idiot still can not comprehend McDonald's don't own most of it's restaurants?

The stupid economicly is strong in you dude.

Unions are all that kept greedy white Republican dude in check. Ever since their decline, greedy white Republican dude has been allowed to run amok. He was allowed his slaves. And that has to change. It's to start thinking about our workers again.

oh boy, now you sound like you're reading from a DNC talking point script. get a grip. or go open your own business and pay the people $100 and hour then come here and beat your chest about who the slaves are. that will be YOU in the end

Sorry but the reality is, Unions did keep y'all in check. There was a balance. Since their demise, y'all have been allowed your slaves. Times have to change. Gotta start lookin out for our workers.

 

[Billy000]

If you want to be paid $15 an hour then go learn a skill that merits you being paid $15 an hour. A twelve year old can be trained to flip burgers. If these people were smart enough to realize they are only fighting for themselves to be replaced by automated kiosks they wouldn't be flipping burgers in the first place.

Fast-food workers strike, seeking $15 wage, political muscle

I don't understand why you people do not understand the concept of inflation. The issue of raising the mimimum wage isn't about skill, it's about what 15 per hour buys.

 

[Billy000]

These people are being led by the nose showing they are not Reliable or smart enough to stand on their own two feet. and they want someone to pay them $15 bucks an hour for a job a monkey can be trained to do.

what a bunch of messed up people. who we should know the UNIONS and the DNC are behind all this

Oh Christ Steph fast food work would eat you alive.

 

[paulitician]

If you want to be paid $15 an hour then go learn a skill that merits you being paid $15 an hour. A twelve year old can be trained to flip burgers. If these people were smart enough to realize they are only fighting for themselves to be replaced by automated kiosks they wouldn't be flipping burgers in the first place.

Fast-food workers strike, seeking $15 wage, political muscle

I don't understand why you people do not understand the concept of inflation. The issue of raising the mimimum wage isn't about skill, it's about what 15 per hour buys.

If Canada can have an $11-12 Minimum Wage, there's no reason why the richest nation on earth couldn't match that, or do better. Period, end of story.