Fast Food Workers in NYC go on Strike For Better Wages (solution, compare)

[JohnA151]

Originally Posted by Jaymax

Australia's minimum wage is $15.96 an hour.

the cost of living there is much higher then here so whats your point ?

[Konraden]

Originally Posted by JohnA151

the cost of living there is much higher then here so whats your point ?

The cost of living in AU is not not two-fold higher, yet the minimum wage is so.

[Marv101]

Show me a FF establishment in NYC where everybody makes $15.00 an hour, and I'll show you a FF establishment which had to shut its doors, or charge $20.00 for a Big Mac, in which case they'd STILL go out of business.

[Kenneth-Kaunda]

I went to Australia last year and the price for a Cheeseburger, fries and drink was around $10US. (seems fairly expensive)


how much in the USA?

I'm talking about MacDs

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$6.95-$7.50

[Kenneth-Kaunda]

not a massive difference then, so it looks as if the MacD's in OZ can pay 15/hr and still keep prices similar to those in US

how is this done?

[plates]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

This is getting out of hand now. A lot of people lack basic economic laws.

Fast Food Strikes In NYC Hit Wendy's, Burger King, McDonald's As Workers Demand Better Pay

I know, right!? How can the CEO of a company expect to make a record amount of money if he pays his workers more than minimum wage!? Let's not even talk about a living wage!

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He should pay them what ever it would take to replace them with another worker. Not a penny more

[kerrymac]

Originally Posted by ellemint

I think they have a good case. Try surviving in NYC on $8.90 an hour, the median wage for food service or food preparation worker in New York City.

Or this lady: "Pamela Waldron, who after eight years at KFC makes $7.75 an hour, which typically amounts to around $10,000 a year. "

The article makes a good point that these jobs are no longer just for teenagers or students, but now include all kinds of people who have lost their jobs.

Maybe you should be asking why liberal states are so expensive to live in....

[boner]

Or why live in a region where your potential income cannot support you. I know of many places in this country where two people working at McDs or one parent at McDs and recieveing aid can live OK. If labor can demand whatever it sees fit to live then we are funked.

Originally Posted by kerrymac

Maybe you should be asking why liberal states are so expensive to live in....