Fast food workers USA

Meryl G. (Switzerland)
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  1. pressure group
    a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
    The strike, organised by pressure group New York Communities for Change (NYCC), was part of an attempt to gain union recognition for staff at fast food outlets in the city.
  2. minimum wage
    the lowest salary that an employer is allowed to pay
    Attempts have been made to sign them up to a petition demanding that workers be granted the freedom to join a union, and a raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour.

    Salon.com reported that a 79-year-old McDonald's employee, who had worked for the chain since 1996 earning $7.40 an hour, was fired after his bosses discovered he was petitioning co-workers.
  3. protester
    someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
    New York fast food workers strike over low wages

    McDonald's and Burger King staff join hundreds demanding union recognition

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    Gizelle Lugo
    guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 November 2012 00.32 GMT

    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square in New York
    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square.
  4. wage
    payment for work
    New York fast food workers strike over low wages

    McDonald's and Burger King staff join hundreds demanding union recognition

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    Gizelle Lugo
    guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 November 2012 00.32 GMT

    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square in New York
    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square.
  5. culminate
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
    The group staged a number of demonstrations across the city, culminating at the McDonald's in Times Square.
  6. profitability
    the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit
    However, many branches are operated on a franchise basis, and owners fear their profitability would be hit if they are forced to pay higher wages than a nearby outlet.
  7. self-sufficient
    able to provide for your own needs without help from others
    Low-pay campaigners estimated in 2010 that an adult with one child living in the least expensive area of the city needs to make $21.85 an hour to be self-sufficient.
  8. walk out
    leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
    Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

    Hundreds of fast food workers at New York City branches of McDonald's, Burger King and other big-name chains have staged a walk out in protest of low wages.
  9. demonstration
    a show or display
    New York fast food workers strike over low wages

    McDonald's and Burger King staff join hundreds demanding union recognition

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    guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 November 2012 00.32 GMT

    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square in New York
    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square.
  10. productivity
    the quality of yielding positive results
    Entmacher said that in raising the minimum wage, corporations would benefit from higher worker productivity.
  11. union
    the state of being joined or united or linked
    New York fast food workers strike over low wages

    McDonald's and Burger King staff join hundreds demanding union recognition

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    guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 November 2012 00.32 GMT

    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square in New York
    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square.
  12. demanding
    requiring more than usually expected or thought due
    New York fast food workers strike over low wages

    McDonald's and Burger King staff join hundreds demanding union recognition

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    guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 November 2012 00.32 GMT

    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square in New York
    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square.
  13. chain
    a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
    Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

    Hundreds of fast food workers at New York City branches of McDonald's, Burger King and other big-name chains have staged a walk out in protest of low wages.
  14. consistently
    in a systematic or steady manner
    McDonald's said in a statement: "McDonald's values our employees and has consistently remained committed to them, so in turn they can provide quality service to our customers."
  15. footing
    a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
    "Taxpayers are footing the bill for what corporations should be paying their workers … It's a huge issue for communities all over the city and all over the country."
  16. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
    "So many people in our neighbourhoods work at fast food restaurants and make poverty wages so low people can't put food on the table, put clothes on their kids' back or even afford the train ride to work," said Jonathan Westin, the organising director of NYCC.
  17. overall
    involving only main features
    Since 2000, fast food employment has grown by over 55%; 19 times faster than the private sector overall.
  18. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
    It added that most of its franchisees offered competitive benefits.
  19. strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    New York fast food workers strike over low wages

    McDonald's and Burger King staff join hundreds demanding union recognition

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    Gizelle Lugo
    guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 November 2012 00.32 GMT

    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square in New York
    A protester holds up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald's in Times Square.
  20. neighbourhood
    a surrounding or nearby region
    "So many people in our neighbourhoods work at fast food restaurants and make poverty wages so low people can't put food on the table, put clothes on their kids' back or even afford the train ride to work," said Jonathan Westin, the organising director of NYCC.
  21. on the table
    able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
    "So many people in our neighbourhoods work at fast food restaurants and make poverty wages so low people can't put food on the table, put clothes on their kids' back or even afford the train ride to work," said Jonathan Westin, the organising director of NYCC.
Created on Sat Dec 01 10:50:41 EST 2012

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