Employees at a Los Angeles McDonald's strike after coworker tests positive

Employees at a Los Angeles McDonald's strike after coworker tests positive for coronavirus: 'We don’t want to die for McDonald’s burgers and fries.'

Employees at a Los Angeles McDonald's went on strike Sunday after their coworker tested positive for coronavirus. "We’re terrified for ourselves and our families," Bartolome Perez, one of the striking workers, said in a statement provided by Fight for $15 and a union representing the workers.

The group of workers at the Crenshaw Boulevard location is demanding a two-week quarantine period with full pay. They say the company has not provided them with PPE despite multiple requests. “We’ve been pleading for protective equipment for more than a month now, but McDonald’s is putting its profits ahead of our health," said Perez, who has been working for the company for 30 years."We don’t want to die for McDonald’s burgers and fries.”

The workers say the drive-through and the tight quarters in the kitchen make it impossible to adhere to social distancing guidelines. “McDonald’s calls us essential workers, but it’s not just our work that is essential,” one of the striking workers Maria Rodriguez said in a statement. “Our lives are essential, too.”"McDonald’s calls us essential workers, but it’s not just our work that is essential. Our lives are essential, too.

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