McDonald's workers to go on strike in Britain for first time (employment, attorneys)

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

Or a move toward economic isolationism.

I heard it works really well in Cuba and North Korea

Originally Posted by Gusano

I don't know about the UK, but in the USA no one is "owed" a job. Not even Mr Kaepernick.

Who said anything about being owed a job? Is this another conjured up imagination of the right-wing mind?

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

Some people think the two main reasons businesses are started is to provide jobs and pay taxes.

Then stop with the crap about how corporate tax cuts create jobs and leads to more tax revenue. You can't have it both ways.

Especially because that's a lie anyway.

[Natsku]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

McDonald's has to face a different entity in Europe: workers who know their rights and stand up for them.

European workers know what team they're on, unlike you. And that team is the team of The laborer. You think you're on your boss's team...you aren't.

Damn right!

[Brave New World]

Part of the problem is zero hour conbtracts, a contract whereby the company will only pay you for the hours it needs and you don't have a guaranteed minimum weekly wage.

Zero Hour Contracts really need to be outlawed, as they are leading in many cases to increasing poverty at a time when company bosses are making excessive amountss of money.

McDonald's employees vote to strike over pay and zero-hours contracts - Guardian

Zero-hours contracts affect young people's health, study finds | Guardian

The facts about zero hours contracts - Full Fact

[s1alker]

Here in the US we just subsidize the low wagers with section 8, food stamps, medicaid, etc so they don't go out and strike. Just think about the millions of Walmart workers alone. A good portion of them rely on the state to make ends meet.

[Freak80]

Good for them.

If only US workers (blue AND white collar) would show some backbone.

[tamajane]

They will really start getting to work on those kiosks now.

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

I heard it works really well in Cuba and North Korea

What natural resources do those countries have?

Not only are we loaded up with most natural resources.

BTW I'm not talking 100% isolationism, but getting up there.

We can start with consumer products.

[Pilot1]

Originally Posted by G1..

No , they won't.Not in Britain maybe the US but not Britain.

Last time I checked, the UK was still somewhat capitalistic, and also embraces technology, and advancement. Maybe those workers can be trained to install/repair the automation that will replace them, and make a higher wage to boot!

[PedroMartinez]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

Then stop with the crap about how corporate tax cuts create jobs and leads to more tax revenue. You can't have it both ways.

Especially because that's a lie anyway.

Corporate taxes cost jobs, that's just a fact.

Additionally, corporations merely pass on the taxes which eventually makes it to the consumers. It's a hidden tax that you and I pay, but out of the two of us, you are the one who doesn't seem to understand that.