On Tuesday, seven fast-food workers rallied at the McDonald’s on West Henderson Street in Marion and voiced their demands for union representation, a $15 federal minimum wage and an end to sexual harassment and violence in the workplace.
MIKE CONLEY photos, MCDOWELL NEWS
The strike at the McDonald’s restaurants were part of #Striketober wave of walkouts on Tuesday as part of a 10-city strike calling on McDonald’s to stamp out workplace sexual harassment and violence. North Carolina working people staged these rallies in Charlotte, Durham and Marion.
Striking workers from Marion and the rest of western North Carolina spoke out about the importance of coming together in a union to win solutions to issues like sexual harassment, violence and discrimination in the workplace.
MIKE CONLEY, MCDOWELL NEWS
Standing in front of the McDonald’s on West Henderson Street, the seven striking workers held signs and banners saying “All labor has dignity,” “McDonald’s pay $15 now!” and “McDonald’s: Step up for survivors.”
Jason Carroll, a former fast-food employee from Marion, spoke about the problem of sexual harassment in the food industry. He spoke at a similar strike held in July in front of the Hardee’s on N.C. 226 South in Marion.
On Tuesday, seven fast-food workers rallied at the McDonald’s on West Henderson Street in Marion and voiced their demands for union representation, a $15 federal minimum wage and an end to sexual harassment and violence in the workplace.
The strike at the McDonald’s restaurants were part of #Striketober wave of walkouts on Tuesday as part of a 10-city strike calling on McDonald’s to stamp out workplace sexual harassment and violence. North Carolina working people staged these rallies in Charlotte, Durham and Marion.
Striking workers from Marion and the rest of western North Carolina spoke out about the importance of coming together in a union to win solutions to issues like sexual harassment, violence and discrimination in the workplace.
Standing in front of the McDonald’s on West Henderson Street, the seven striking workers held signs and banners saying “All labor has dignity,” “McDonald’s pay $15 now!” and “McDonald’s: Step up for survivors.”
Jason Carroll, a former fast-food employee from Marion, spoke about the problem of sexual harassment in the food industry. He spoke at a similar strike held in July in front of the Hardee’s on N.C. 226 South in Marion.
