McDonald's Workers in 10 Cities Strike Over Sexual Harassment by Bosses

Source: The Daily Beast



Shocking complaints filed with the feds show why employees in 10 cities are walking out to protest how the company handles—or doesn’t—mistreatment of women.

Kelly Weill
09.18.18 5:15 AM ET

The McDonald’s cashier was 15 years old when an older colleague told her “you have a nice body,” according to a complaint she filed earlier this year.

“Have you ever had white chocolate inside you?” the man continued, according to the complaint.

The situation is all too familiar, McDonald’s employees say, and that’s why employees in 10 U.S. cities are planning a one-day strike on Tuesday to protest what they say is a culture of sexual harassment at the fast food giant. McDonald's said it already had anti-harassment policies in place.

"We have strong policies, procedures and training in place specifically designed to prevent sexual harassment," a McDonald's spokesperson told The Daily Beast. "To ensure we are doing all that can be done, we have engaged experts in the areas of prevention and response, including RAINN, to evolve our policies so everyone who works at McDonald’s does so in a secure environment every day."


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