'Treat Us Right': Oakland Fast Food Workers Rally for Safer Conditions and a Living Wage
McDonald's employees in Oakland were among hundreds of workers in more than a dozen cities across the country who walked off the job Friday, demanding higher wages and safer pandemic-related working conditions.
In the early afternoon, a caravan of approximately 20 cars of workers and union leaders creeped noisily into the drive-thru of a McDonald's in Oakland's Fruitvale District, horns blaring, a banner hung up on the restaurant's facade imploring Congress to pass another recovery bill.
"We have too many workers in our society, in our communities, especially here in the community of Oakland, that are making such low wages," said Gary Jimenez, vice president of the Alameda Labor Council.
"It's a shame and embarrassment," Jimenez said. "We need to be paying people that work 40 hours a week enough to exist on 40 hours a week."
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