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Donald Trump once again has defeated neoliberalism: The National Labor Relations Board announced a new regulation on Tuesday that makes it harder to challenge companies over their labor practices, potentially.
Not only is the pizza inedible, but Domino's also steals money from its already low-wage workers. The workers who assembled and delivered the pie clock their hours on a computer.
You may have some questions about just how McDonald's runs its franchising operations and why the company is the focus of so much attention with the NLRB's Browning decision from.
There was a lot of good commentary late last week to the NLRB decision in the Browning-Ferris case, ruling that joint employer status applied to this contractor for the purpose.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the system of franchising used by fast food companies, charging that it is designed to hold.
Big news for workers' rights today. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled McDonald's a "joint employer." This basically invalidates the claim used by fast food corporations that franchise out.