McDonald’s Won’t Lobby Against Minimum Wage Increases in America | Eater

"The company has announced it will stop lobbying against minimum-wage increases at the federal, state, and local levels and has indicated support for some kind of wage hike, with a representative telling the National Restaurant Association that higher pay should be phased in. It reports an average pay of about $10/hour in its corporate-owned restaurants but does not set wages for the majority of locations run by franchisees and is not pressing franchisees to raise pay voluntarily. Ongoing tensions include a five-year-old National Labor Relations Board case tied to franchisees that allegedly punished workers for campaigning for higher wages." - Tim Forster