{"id":18764,"date":"2021-05-17T10:39:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=18764"},"modified":"2021-05-17T10:39:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:39:24","slug":"fight-for-15-undeterred-by-mcdonalds-raises-for-some-workers-says-us-strike-still-on-for-may-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2021\/05\/17\/fight-for-15-undeterred-by-mcdonalds-raises-for-some-workers-says-us-strike-still-on-for-may-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight for $15, Undeterred by McDonald’s Raises for Some Workers, Says US Strike Still On for May 19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 13, 2021 by Common Dreams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pay hike only applies to company-owned restaurants, leaving out employees at 95% of all U.S. locations.byJessica Corbett, staff writer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Demonstrators gathered outside of McDonald’s corporate headquarters on January 15, 2021 in Chicago. The protest was part of a nationwide effort calling for the minimum wage to be raised to $15-per-hour. (Photo: Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though McDonald’s on Thursday announced pay increases for employees of the 650 company-owned restaurants across the United States, organizers are still planning a strike<\/a> next week in at least 15 U.S. cities targeting the fast food giant just before its virtual<\/a> annual shareholder meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We won’t stop fighting until all of them get $15 an hour and a union. When working people stand together, they cannot be defeated.”
\u2014Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wage increase\u2014a bid<\/a> to attract more workers\u2014won’t automatically apply to employees at franchise locations, or 95% of McDonald’s nearly 14,000 U.S. restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 36,500 employees at company-owned sites will see hourly pay rise by an average of 10% in the coming months, and average wages are expected to hit $15 by 2024, McDonald’s said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on location, the statement said, entry-level workers will make $11 to $17 per hour while shift managers will receive a starting pay of $15 to $20 per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n