McDonald's workers walk out in 10 US cities over 'sexual harassment epidemic'Workers in 10 cities will walk out at lunchtime to highlight their struggle and call on the company to take actionDominic Rushe @dominicru Tue 18 Sep 2018 01.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 18 Sep 2018 02.45 EDT
Tanya Harrell outside her home in Gretna, Louisiana. Harrell is one of 10 people who filed charges with the EEOC detailing widespread sexual harassment. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/APLast summer Tanya Harrell was working in McDonald’s in Gretna, Louisiana, when she says a co-worker started making unwanted sexual advances.
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When she complained Harrell said her managers did not take it seriously and suggested there was some kind of relationship between the two and she should take it to the “next levelâ€. She was told she was acting “like a little girl†and was childish to complain about it.
After these incidents another co-worker took her into the men’s bathroom, pinned her against a wall, exposed himself and tried to have sex with her. She burst into tears and was saved only when a manager called for the worker. Harrell never reported the incident because she said her previous complaints had fallen on deaf ears.
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On Tuesday Harrell and hundreds of other McDonald’s workers will protest outside the fast-food giant’s restaurants in 10 cities across the US, highlighting what they claim is an epidemic of sexual harassment for workers that they say the company has done little to address.
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/18/mcdonalds-walkout-workers-protest-sexual-harassment-epidemic
