McDonald’s has a new logo to go with their creepy, scary clown. The new monster brand ambassador is a red box with arms, legs, eyes and great big teeth. “All the better to eat you with,” it might be telling McDonald’s underpaid food service employees, who’ve been campaigning for fair wages. Some of the better-paid employees — the ones at headquarters — got the day off.
More:
“McDonald’s introduces terrifying Happy Meal mascot to get kids to eat healthier,” Sean O’Neal, AV Club
“McDonald’s Workers Arrested at Protest Near Headquarters,” Leslie Patton, Bloomberg.com
“100 arrested near McDonald’s headquarters in protest over low pay,” Dominic Rushe, The Guardian
“”McDonald’s Has Its Own Employees Arrested In Hamburger University Wage Increase Rally,” Sara Morrison, The Wire
McDonald’s tells workers to get food stamps,” Josh Eidelson, Salon
“Underwriting Bad Jobs: How Our Tax Dollars Are Funding Low-Wage Work and Fueling Inequality,” Amy Traub, Robert Hiltonsmith, Demos
“What Do McDonald’s Workers Really Make Per Hour?” Mona Chalabi, FiveThirtyEight
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