1. Problem: Many fast food chain employees were being treated unfairly, and many times not getting paid as a worker should be. This caused teh workers to join together in an attempt to unionize.
2. "Workers were forced to wait until things got busy at a restaurant before officially starting their shifts. They were forced to work without pay after their shifts ended. They were forced to clean restaurants on their own time. And they were sometimes compensated with food, not wages. (Chpt. 3 Pg.75)" This quote represents the problem in such a way that it shows the severity and the extent to which these minimum wage workers were being treated.
3. Being a loyal McDonalds customer myself, I am usually able to recognize the workers and employees at the McDonalds restaurants I visit. Lately, I have begin to notice that over a period of time, weeks - sometimes months, the workers never stay the same. Due to the low wages, no benifits and poor conditons of the McDonald work place, I have seen that these employees are dissatisfied enough to quit shortly after being hired.
4. ".. the two sides reached a settlement" pg.75. A failed attempt to solve this issue, was a lawsuit filed against a Taco Bell but before the penalty phase both sides agreed on a settlemnt of millions of dollars in back wages. Though it worked at the time, this "solution" did not work for the employees in the long run. Fast food restaurant workers are still the lowest legally paid workers out there, and the conditions in which they work have not gotten any better.
5. My Solution: Simply paying employees higher wages, and with better treatment they will be less likey to unoinize against the franchise. This works for both the employees and the franchise owners, workers will be paid and owners will not have to deal with unions forming.
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