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The reopening phase of the pandemic is long underway in most parts of the country, but fast-food operators are still struggling to find enough workers to staff their restaurants. In the face of a labor shortage which is actually just a shortage of jobs that pay well fast-food restaurants like Jimmy John’s and Chipotle have offered potential employees a number of different incentives, like signing bonuses and free college tuition, to join their ranks. Most recently, McDonald’s announced that it could offer emergency childcare benefits to entice workers to apply.
Affordable childcare is difficult to find in the U.S., a reality that’s been exacerbated by the pandemic, with more than half of working parents saying they’ve struggled with childcare responsibilities during COVID. A recent survey of American workers conducted by McKinsey found that 16 percent of the workforce in the U.S. is dependent on childcare in order to work, and that it w
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Fast Food Union Wants NLRB s McDonald s Ruling Overturned
Law360 (June 4, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT) The Service Employees International Union and affiliated group Fast Food Workers Committee asked the D.C. Circuit on Friday to reverse a National Labor Relations Board decision that ended closely watched litigation over whether McDonald s could be held jointly liable for violations of federal labor law committed by its franchisees.
The union argues that the federal appeals court should reverse the NLRB s December 2019 ruling directing an agency judge to approve settlement agreements to end litigation over McDonald s status as a joint employer, saying board member William Emanuel should have been recused because his former law firm, Littler Mendelson PC, represented McDonald s.