Thankyou Brad Lemon for yesterday’s ‘Tweet of the Day’.
Residents of Tecoma are already sharing photos of the impact less than one weeks trading is having on the Dandenong Ranges.
We encourage locals and visitors to continue photographing and recording.
Respect the Dandenong Ranges.
Respect Tecoma.
Dirt from Under the Golden Arches:
Workers Take McDonald’s to Court
with
Joseph Sellers, plaintiff’s attorney
Fast-food workers hit McDonald’s with multiple class-action lawsuits
claiming McDonald’s is deliberately and systematically stealing
employees’ wages by forcing them to work off the clock, shaving hours
off their time cards and not paying them overtime, among other illegal
practices. For workers already struggling to afford the basics, it’s nearly
impossible to make ends meet McDonald’s— which raked in nearly
$5.6 billion in profits last year — doesn’t pay workers for all of their hours.
Attorney Joseph Sellers said: “McDonalds has tried to shield itself from
liability for these unlawful employment practices committed at its franchise
restaurants. But we found evidence that McDonalds Corp. had indeed
exerted the control over the daily operations at these franchise restaurant
that makes it legally, jointly responsible for these unlawful pay practices.
We believe it’s time that McDonalds accept responsibility for the pay
practices in its franchise restaurants as it serves jointly as an employer
there.”
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