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News McDonald's workers to protest in Charlotte Tuesday
Posted By Ana McKenzie on Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 11:49 AM
McDonald's workers and community leaders in Charlotte will protest the fast-food company Tuesday. The announcement comes days after workers in Michigan, New York and California slapped the company with a class-action lawsuit, claiming it doesn't pay adequate overtime and shaves hours off employee time cards, among other allegations. The suit is demanding McDonald's compensate wages.
WHO: McDonald's workers and community, labor and faith leaders
WHERE: 8900 JM Keynes, Charlotte
WHEN: Tuesday, March 18, at noon
To learn more about the lawsuit, read this New York Times op-ed.
- David Schott (flickr Creative Commons)
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