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May 26, 2016

Fast-Food Workers Pitch Occupation Outside McDonald's Headquarters
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In Oak Brook, Illinois, thousands of fast-food workers have pitched
tents and set up an occupation outside Mc Donald's headquarters to
demand a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights. The occupation comes
as Mc Donald's hosts its annual shareholder meeting today. The massive
protests shut down Mc Donald's headquarters Wednesday. More protests are
planned for today. This comes as former Mc Donald's CEO Ed Rensi has
claimed in an interview with Fox Business that Mc Donald's would replace
workers with robots if the national minimum wage is raised to $15 an
hour.

Ed Rensi: "I guarantee you, if the $15 minimum wage goes across the
country, you're going to see a job loss like you can't believe. I was at
the National Restaurant Show yesterday, and if you look at the robotic
devices that are coming into the restaurant industry, it's cheaper to
buy a $35,000 robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who's
inefficient, making $15 an hour bagging french fries."



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