Female employees at McDonald’s are organizing a strike to pressure the company into addressing sexual harassment issues,writes Vox. Women who work for the company say that male supervisors frequently grope them, solicit them for sex, and expose themselves while working. Managers have often ignored accusations of inappropriate behavior,and have also punished the women that report it.
The strike is set for September 18 and will steal location in 10 U.
S. cities around the country. The walkout represents the first labor strike to target a U.
S. company in relation to the #MeToo movement that began in the fall of 2017, brought on by the Harvey Weinstein allegations.
Although some of the top media executives in the country have been exposed and taken down due to the movement, and industries with low-wage employees that are most likely to experience sexual harassment have largely continued to fly under the radar.
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Source: inquisitr.com