> Please listen to me, it is not a complaint that should be taken up with
> the restaurants, nor the staff, so protests outside stores are futile, and
> disturbing to the individuals within that store. Maybe acceptance should be
> made that McDonalds is simply too big a company to expect to change, and
> anyway, don't the customers do the talking with their money. First off, the good news, in the UK 62% of the population don't eat at McDonald's even once in a year (and that's according to McDonald's).
WE'RE IN THE MAJORITY
Second, protests aren't futile, precisely because they have meant that the public have become aware of the issues. Crew shouldn't take it personally, because protests are directed at the company, not at people who are forced through circumstance to work for McDonald's despite having to put up with - as you agree - burns, scalding, tiredness, abusive shouting, crap pay etc.
Another reason the pickets are worthwhile is precisely because they do communicate with crew members. A lot of crew are young people who because they've never worked elsewhere assume that the way McDonald's treat you is how every workplace treats it's workers, and that therefore it's somehow ok. Yeah I know there are plenty of work places just as bad, but the point is that it doesn't have to be like this, people can stand up for their rights, and let the company know they've had enough of being treated like dirt.
> I would love for there never to be any problems with Mcd's, but equally, I
> would love for there to be no problems with governments. But its a fact of
> human nature that the more power bestowed upon an organisation, be it
> political or commercial, the more liberties it will take.
The less we fight back, the more they think they can get away with.
The more we fight back, the more we realise what our strength is
and that together we can turn our society into one that cares for everybody, and for the world around us.
None.
