In many cities, the strikers carried banners that read: “#MeToo McDonald’s!” In Chicago and elsewhere, women put tape over their mouths on which the words “#Me Too” were written.” These courageous low-wage workers — the majority women, who are African American, Latinx and im/migrants — were fed up with rampant sexual harassment at the restaurants and staged the one-day walkout to tell McDonald bosses this abuse has to stop. They all took risks because they are not unionized. But they were backed by the Fight for $15 — a national campaign linked to the Service Employees union — which fights for a $15 minimum wage and unionization for all workers.
This was their first such action against sexual harassment, say these brave workers. They plan to keep on demonstrating and pressuring McDonald’s — and they seek to inspire other service workers to boldly demand the right to work in a safe, abuse-free environment and be treated with respect.
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