McDonald's employees rally against low wages
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="swarmed">swarmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="of">of</span> $15 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unionize">unionize</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shareholder">shareholder</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="of">of</span> $9.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Rallies">Rallies</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="inequality">inequality</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="manymiddle">manymiddle</span>- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="struggling">struggling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>.</p><p><span word="Jessica">Jessica</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 25-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="trainer">trainer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="thebacks">thebacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="down">down</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> $8.98 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="aChicago">aChicago</span> <span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>."</p><p><span word="McDonald">McDonald</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="grappling">grappling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sagging">sagging</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="disclose">disclose</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="franchisees">franchisees</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 3.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="median">median</span> <span word="hourly">hourly</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="of">of</span> $8.83.</p>
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