McDonald's disputes NLRB decision linking it with franchisees

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-mcdonalds-labor-rule-20140729,0,2397368.story

by Jessica Wohl
July 29, 2014

McDonald's shares responsibility for working conditions with its franchisees who operate roughly 90 percent of its restaurants, according to the National Labor Relations Board.

The decision, discussed Tuesday with McDonald’s and parties, is significant because McDonald’s has long maintained that its franchisees are independent owner-operators who set their own policies, including wages.

The Oak Brook-based hamburger chain quickly came out against the decision.

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is this the same NLRB the courts ruled was put together illegally by obie?