article_snippet.sent: McDonald's's announcement that the company is going to raise wages for 90,000 of the company employees is a significant victory for fast-food cooks and cashiers and those of us who support fast-food cooks and cashiers.
article_snippet.sent: But this action, which would raise starting wages at 1,500 McDonald's-owned restaurants to at least $1 an hour more than the minimum wage set by local law, falls short in three important ways .
article_snippet.sent: The McDonald's announcement that the company is going to raise wages for 90,000 of its employees only affects 10% of McDonald's's restaurants in the United States, ignoring the employees who work at franchised McDonald's restaurants.
article_snippet.sent: we're going to keep organizing and keep fighting until the workers at McDonald's, and every other fast-food restaurant, get what makes sense for the workers at McDonald families and our communities: a $15 per hour wage and a path to form a union without interference or retaliation.
article_snippet.sent: McDonald's took a small step forward by raising wages for a small minority of the people who run their stores.
highlights_snippet.sent: McDonald's will raise minimum wage $1 for 10% of workers.