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This took SO much courage - kudos to Nancy Salgado.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)said the executive... I wish she had the presence of mind to respond to that... what a jerk!
Yes good on you Nancy Salgado!!!
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)RRRRrrright....because it's paid off so handsomely for you.
DebJ
(7,699 posts)And of course, "Me" is "Special" and deserves everything; you deserve nothing.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)BillyRibs
(787 posts)The turn of the century Coal companies would rather pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars to the likes of the Pinkerton agency, than give anything to their workers anything.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)history repeats itself and repeats itself and.... the outrage never subsides and the desire to make changes never goes away...
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)Well worth the money spent, a wise investment with an excellent rate of return.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)His pay included a base salary of $753,333, stock awards of $1.7 million and option awards of $3 million. His incentive pay came to $11.6 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All other compensation came to $10.6 million, reflecting his $10.2 million as part of his retirement, contributions to retirement plans and use of a company plane. The company noted that Skinner will also get "secretarial services" for two years after his retirement.
As for Thompson, his pay included a base salary of $979,167 and stock awards of $660,129. His pay increase came mostly from his option awards, which rose to $3.2 million from $785,902, and his incentive pay, which rose to $8.6 million from $1.5 million.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/04/12/mcdonalds-former-new-ceo-big-pay-bumps/2078001/
The ex CEO gets $27.5 million, the current one gets $13.8 million. And we wonder why our wages haven't changed.
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)but then I realized their food is really junk and totally unhealthy. So no problem for me not to eat there.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)Which, coincidentally, was the last time I stepped inside one...
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)If she worked there for 40 years, she'd probably still only get $8.25 an hour, unless this country makes some badly needed changes.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)but now will make a concerted effort to NEVER go. It's the least I can do. Wonder how many of us kind of impulsively pull into the drive-through because we are kind of hungry and they are everywhere! That's my story.
noiretextatique
(27,275 posts)he did not even try to address her concerns...typical.
CIT13
(99 posts)Generic Other
(28,979 posts)Nancy Salgado interrupted a speech by Jeff Stratton, President of McDonald's USA, LLC, telling him she's worked for McDonald's for 10 years and can't even afford to buy shoes for her two children. She was promptly arrested:
Nancy Salgado is 26 years old and is a cashier at McDonald's. She has been at her current McDonald's for ten months. She is a single mother with seven- and two-year old children. The family currently lives in Logan Square, a community on Chicagos northwest Side. Nancy earns $8.25 an hour, works thirty to forty hours per week and is struggling to raise her two kids. Nancy has worked for McDonalds since she was 16 and has never had a raise.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/09/1245625/-McDonald-s-employee-arrested-for-interrupting-speech-by-McDonald-s-USA-President?detail=email