McDuped: Why Fast Food Chains Are Inhumane

'Around the United States, fast food workers have been striking and picketing, demanding a raise from $7.25 to $15 an hour, and the right to organise a union.

Many people are asking whether the companies can afford to do this. But the more urgent question is, can the workers afford the status quo? No.

Human beings in major cities simply can't survive and raise families on $7.25 an hour, especially when employers can – and do - reduce workers' hours whenever they choose, to save payroll costs or health insurance. Babies must have formula, children must have shoes, everyone must pay rent, buy food, and take medicine when they get sick. Many fast food workers families find that none of that is possible on their current wages.'

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