The fast food chain will pay a dollar over minimum wage at its company-owned restaurants . In the first year of implementation, it is expected to raise wages by about 25 cents an hour. The company was targeted in protests last year , with fast food workers demonstrating for a union and a $ 15 an hour wage .
The fast food chain will pay a dollar over minimum wage at its company-owned restaurants . The pay hike will not affect franchise restaurants , which account for 90 percent of McDonald 's locations . The company was targeted in protests last year , with fast food workers demonstrating for a union and a $ 15 an hour wage .