I am a manager at a Owner Operator owned McDonald's in Southern Indiana.
Recently I found McSpotlight on the Web and it really got my attention.
As a manager I know firsthand the company's premise for profit making:
Sales Up + Overhead (ie average wage, waste ,labor % of gross sales,
no overtime) down = Sucess. Admittidly the conditions in our 8
resturant franchise are above average, the basic McDonald's environment
is still present.I am very interested in starting a Union but am ignorant on that
matter, I know many crew who are willing to join and perhaps some
managers besides myself. Also the Maintanence Supervisor, all of
which are key employee's in our store, I also have contact with
others from other stores which could spread info there undetected.
I asked around and several years ago unions were attempted in our
franchise, both failed and the leaders were fired.
I am asking anyone who could help to e-mail me. I am willing to
lose my job over this I just don't know where to begin.