According to The Consumerist, “Fast-food diners in
New York City today might’ve been greeted with a smaller staff than usual, as
the “Fast Food Forward” campaign said strikes were scheduled at franchises
around the city to protest low wages for employees.” Based on the prevalence of
fast food in our society, it’s not hard to tell that the fast food companies
are making great profits every year. Though the companies are benefiting, they
obviously do not appreciate the hard work of their employees, for they are
giving the minimum wages possible to the workers in their restaurants.
As a defense
for the low wages, “a former McDonald’s franchise director and restaurant owner
[says that] raising pay will cause popular menu items to disappear. “ The
director is trying to justify the low wages by claiming that increasing the
wages will “hurt” the consumers, since less cheap items will be available on
the menu. So fast food companies are saving money from the low wages and using
some of that money to attract consumers by putting cheap items on the menu. In the end,
the companies are the winner, for they can save money and make greater profits
at the same time. Therefore, the real reason for the low wages is because the companies are
careless towards their employees and they are aiming to pay less and gain more.
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