On the same day many fast food workers fought for higher wages, McDonald's website listed information about advice for nannies, personal fitness trainers, and pool cleaners on the company's workers resource website NBC News reported Thursday. There are also suggestions for dog walkers, and massage therapists.
"This is content provided by a third-party partner and quotes from one of the best-known etiquette gurus, Emily Post," Lisa McComb, a McDonald's spokeswoman. "We continue to review the resource and will ask the vendor to make changes as needed. "What you give, if anything at all, should be dictated by your relationship with the serviceperson, how often you utilize the services, and most importantly, your budget."
According to the Huffington Post, the list, currently deleted, suggested employees give a week of their pay to the dog walker, income for an evening shift's to their babysitter, and the price of one fitness period.
Employees went on strike in 100 cities throughout the United States during Thursday's protest. Service at some of the restaurants could be full of protestors, while others could have very few disruptions.
The events were the second demonstrations since fast food workers last stood up for higher wages in August. Participants fought for higher wages of up to $15 an hour rather than their current hourly rate of $7.25 an hour or $15,000 a year. This comes after the Service Employees International Union's continued efforts to raise awareness about low wages, and fight for more. Over two million members work in the healthcare, and janitorial fields among others.
The average pay for fast food workers across the United States is a little more than $9 an hour which amounts to $18,500 a year CNN Money reported. The number is less than the Census Bureau's poverty income threshold level of $23,000 for a family with four people.
New Jersey has already approved legislation to increase its wages to $8.25 an hour. California, Connecticut, and Rhode Island have already increased their wages.
