It's no wonder that people don't want to work for fast food restaurants or other places that tend to pay minimum wage, but when you have managers who don't even give you appropriate masks to protect you from COVID19, and instead give you "makeshift masks" made from dog diapers and coffee filters - you have an IDIOT. That's what happened at a McDonald's in Oakland, California. Here's the story from the San Francisco Gate news.
Susana Guerrero / SFGATE / Aug. 12, 2021
The McDonald’s at 4514 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland has settled a lawsuit brought by employees after the franchise owner allegedly provided staff with masks made from dog diapers and coffee filters to protect them against COVID-19.
The settlement, which came Thursday, will require franchise owner Michael Smith to implement clearer safety measures like social distancing and paid sick leave, perform regular deep cleaning of the restaurant and provide masks and gloves to all employees, among other recommendations. It’s unclear whether the staff involved in the suit received any financial compensation as listed in the original lawsuit, the New York Times reported.
“Last year when McDonald’s tried to treat us like dogs, we didn’t sit down or stay silent. We joined together and fought for our dignity as human beings — and we won,” Angely Lambert said in a statement shared with Bloomberg Law. “First, we made history by going on strike and shutting down our store for over a month. Now, we’ve made history again by winning a worker safety committee that will let us make decisions about how to keep ourselves and our customers safe.”
The New York Times reported that the McDonald’s Corporation was not a defendant in the lawsuit. In a statement shared with SFGATE, McDonald's said that all franchises were given a handbook that outlined both procedures and requirements amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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