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Evan G

USATODAY.com - Treatment of meatpacking workers in question - 0 views

www.usatoday.com/...2001-07-25-meat.htm

Fast Food Nation

shared by Evan G on 29 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington show the injury rate in meatpacking per 100 full-time workers in 1999 was 26.7%
  • Injured workers who do sign the waiver, Glasheen said, likely have no idea that the company payoff may be only "tens of thousands" (of dollars) for a serious injury, one that "could be worth millions of dollars on a negligence claim."
  • Evan G on 29 Sep 11
     
    Although the site doesn't entirely agree with the views in FFN, it still offers some good statistics to back it up; discussing the injuries and hardships of the workers.
Zaji Z

McDonald's Worker Arrested for Serving Cop Salty Hamburger - 1 views

www.foxnews.com/...0,2933,296155,00.html

fast food nation treatment of the worker negligence

shared by Zaji Z on 30 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • A McDonald's worker in Union City, Ga., was arrested and jailed Thursday night for putting too much salt and pepper on a police officer's hamburger
  • Zaji Z on 30 Sep 11
     
    You know something wrong when someone cannot even assemble a frozen hamburger. When all it takes is to season a burger and a worker cannot even accomplish that property, it means that the workers are not so passionate in performing well in their job, which leads to a conclusion that perhaps there aren't too many incentives for the employee to even bother trying. 
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  • Ellen L on 03 Oct 11
     
    You also know something is wrong when someone gets arrested for seasoning food wrong. If it was such an obvious problem, the cop should have addressed it before eating the rest of the hamburger and getting sick. I think this shows irresponsibility on both the side of the business and the side of the government.
  • Sydney C on 04 Oct 11
     
    I would just like to say I read this and actually laughed out loud. This is absurd, and I agree with both of you! It shows how little training workers get if they can't even prepare the (almost entirely precooked) burger properly. The manager must not be well trained either, because he didn't do much to help. On the other hand, the cop didn't have much reasoning for arresting Bull. This seems like a cop using his power excessively.
  • Emily S on 04 Oct 11
     
    Yeha, it's ironic because the there are so many scandals that occur in the fast food industry already that the government ignores. Yet a worker is arrested for not seasoning a burger the right way. Ridiculous
  • Zach Ramsfelder on 04 Oct 11
     
    See, it's all about da profit. Mickey D's can't even spend the money or time to teach its employees how to put seasoning on a premade and pre-flavored (by chemicals) patty. But I think it's even more pathetic that this guy got arrested for it.
Zaji Z

McDonald's Loses Case in Worker's Crash - New York Times - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...es-case-in-worker-s-crash.html

fast food nation treatment of the worker

shared by Zaji Z on 30 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • The worker, Matthew A. Theurer, 18 years old, was killed in the accident.
  • McDonald's was negligent for letting Mr. Theurer work too many hours without rest.
  • Zaji Z on 30 Sep 11
     
    This article displays the McDonald's ignorance when it comes to their workers. In this unfortunate case, a McDonald's employee was left to work long hours without rest, falling asleep on the wheel and colliding with another vehicle, claiming the employee's life. Should a worker at this fast food joint die because he was just working for minimum wage? 
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