A government labor watchdog has accused McDonald's and some franchise owners of violating workers rights by retaliating against them for taking part in fast food protests.
According to the NLRB, the restaurant owners reduced hours and discharged some workers who took part in the movement. The employers also engaged in other "coercive conduct" against its employees, including surveillance, interrogations and restricting worker's ability to communicate with union representatives.
Worker advocates say the complaints filed suggest that the NLRB general counsel has seen evidence that McDonald's meets the legal definition of a joint employer.
McDonald's said in a statement that it will contest the allegations. The government agency "improperly and dramatically strike at the heart of the franchise system -- a system that creates economic opportunity, jobs and income for thousands of business owners and their employees across the country. You be the judge. Just a thought. [CNN]
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