Fast-Food Workers Strike, Protest For Higher Pay

[Dr Kynes]

If he is a one man operation, maybe. If he employs 80,000 across all 7 continents, probably not. Especially if he has cash holdings in excess of $100,000,000.

I do see your concern at the small business level, and with that, I argue providing tax incentives to small business owners and/or other forms of incentives.

the franchisees who run your local McBurgers dont get a taste of that sweet lucre

they poay for the privilege of operating a McBurger's and operate on surprisingly tight margins and pay a premium to the McBurger Corp International for each Skippy Meal sold.
they also must buy their kangaroo meat, and frozen freedom fries from the McBurger Corp (Cha Ching!!) and follow thei McBurgers Copr pricing schedule regardless of their local labour market and costs.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Just close them. People might eat better food.

 

[abandonconflict]

Just close them. People might eat better food.

I might eat you.

 

[Hazydat620]

In Washington, D.C., dozens of people carried signs and marched while singing "Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, it's no fun, to survive, on low low low low pay."

In New York City, about 100 protesters blew whistles and beat drums as they marched into a McDonald's chanting "We can't survive on $7.25."
And in Detroit, more than 100 workers picketed outside two McDonald's restaurants, singing "Hey hey, ho ho, $7.40 has got to go!"

One-day labor walkouts were planned at fast-food restaurants in 100 cities Thursday, with protests in scores more cities and towns across the nation. Organizers, actually a loose-knit group of labor advocates mostly led by the Service Employees International Union, are pressing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, higher wages in the industry, and the right to unionize without management reprisals.

The advocacy groups are hoping to build public support for raising the federal minimum wage of $7.25, or about $15,000 a year for full-time work. A common battle cry has been "Fight for 15" — a $15-per-hour minimum wage.



If these dolts got their way and were paid $15 per hour, the price of the food is going to soar.
Next they'll be protesting that they can't afford the hamburger meal because it doubled in price.
These idiots don't realize that they are just screwing themselves, what the hell happened to developing some skills and getting a better job if you don't like it where you're at?

why does it have to soar, why cant the heads take a pay cut?

 

[Red1966]

I wonder how many are actually "victims" and how many are just "do nothings."

They all "think" they are victims.

 

[Red1966]

the franchisees who run your local McBurgers dont get a taste of that sweet lucre they poay for the privilege of operating a McBurger's and operate on surprisingly tight margins and pay a premium to the McBurger Corp International for each Skippy Meal sold. they also must buy their kangaroo meat, and frozen freedom fries from the McBurger Corp (Cha Ching!!) and follow thei McBurgers Copr pricing schedule regardless of their local labour market and costs.

Don't forget the packaging. The wrapper costs more than the burger.

 

[Red1966]

why does it have to soar, why cant the heads take a pay cut?

Do you really expect the guy who makes these decisions to cut his own pay?

 

[Canna Sylvan]

that is specious.

if the cost of producing your market goods rises higher than the price you can get for it, you MUST raise prices, or fold up shop and do something else.

Macro-Economic Voodoo cannot turn an item that costs $6 to produce but only sells for $5 into a winning proposition.

unless they design and build Burger Flippin Robots, or switch to Rat Meat, the price will have to go up or the franchisees will lose their shirts and burger stands will close.

and What Teh Fux is a wood tick empire?

What you forgot to take into consideration is when government empowers the supply chain by labeling rat meat as angus beef and adding natural beef flavor derived from cock roaches.

 

[NoDrama]

What you forgot to take into consideration is when government empowers the supply chain by labeling rat meat as angus beef and adding natural beef flavor derived from cock roaches.

[video=youtube;dCqKl4Q3hW4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCqKl4Q3hW4[/video]

 

[Hazydat620]

I love how everyone is acting like McD is ever without a line, You all are acting like this guy making 7.45 an hour is making a burger an hour. How many burgers does McD's sell for every man hour? now take into account every thing else done in that MH besides make a burger, that's a pretty high number served under them golden arches. Maybe these execs have had there heads in the clouds getting away with amazing production at too cheap a cost. How long do you wait in line to get your burger again, hell they even have two lines now they are so efficient, yet pay hasn't increased for the standard worker?

 

[Canna Sylvan]

[video=youtube;dCqKl4Q3hW4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCqKl4Q3hW4[/video]

That totally makes me miss my meat eating days.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

I love how everyone is acting like McD is ever without a line, You all are acting like this guy making 7.45 an hour is making a burger an hour. How many burgers does McD's sell for every man hour? now take into account every thing else done in that MH besides make a burger, that's a pretty high number served under them golden arches. Maybe these execs have had there heads in the clouds getting away with amazing production at too cheap a cost. How long do you wait in line to get your burger again, hell they even have two lines now they are so efficient, yet pay hasn't increased for the standard worker?

Why don't you become an exec and show us your way in action?

 

[Hazydat620]

Why don't you become an exec and show us your way in action?

I'm not that lazy, I like to earn my money.

 

[Hazydat620]

Why don't you become an exec and show us your way in action?

answer me this, If they were to cut those workers wage in half, would they cut the price of the menu, or stick that profit in their pockets?

 

[Canna Sylvan]

I'm not that lazy, I like to earn my money.

I bet, standing in line for bennies is hard work.

 

[Hazydat620]

I bet, standing in line for bennies is hard work.

Hffp, dummy, you still think I have to stand in a line to get my handout,lol, nope standing in line is for the DMV.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

answer me this, If they were to cut those workers wage in half, would they cut the price of the menu, or stick that profit in their pockets?

Are you afraid they'll spend their profit on a gun to point at your head as part of their new marketing plan?

 

[Hazydat620]

Are you afraid they'll spend their profit on a gun to point at your head as part of their new marketing plan?

Nope just scared its most likely not gonna get taxed like it should, by means of some other hustle those think tanks have come up with, or send half of it to some lobbyist group to work on their behalf to bring their workers into a lower class than they already are in, but keep living in your fantasy land where people live in poverty because of some fault of their own.

 

[NoDrama]

but keep living in your fantasy land where people live in poverty because of some fault of their own.

Are they being forced to work at McDonalds? I thought in this country you could quit your job if you didn't like it. Maybe they could learn an actual ability people are willing to pay for instead of being a worker drone with no marketable skills.

Every min wage worker can easily be replaced because anyone can do the job. Min Wage worker with no skills have no bargaining power to demand wage increases. They can all quit and watch their jobs get snatched up by one of the 120 million that don't have employment.

 

[Canna Sylvan]

Nope just scared its most likely not gonna get taxed like it should, by means of some other hustle those think tanks have come up with, or send half of it to some lobbyist group to work on their behalf to bring their workers into a lower class than they already are in, but keep living in your fantasy land where people live in poverty because of some fault of their own.

Why is it never their fault? If money is the answer, why do lottery winners end up poor after the payments stop? I make fantasies happen. Just ask my clients.