Thread: Today @McDonalds will be paying out a projected $929.4 million in Q2 dividends to shareholders /despite @McDonaldsUK furloughing +100,000 staff at public expense (likely to be £10's of millions) #JobRetentionScheme #MCD
2/6, During #LockDown @McDonaldsUK workers have been struggling to survive on only 80% of poverty wages [paid by taxpayers] as McDonald's gives out £Billions in dividends to shareholders #100Percent
3/6 @McDonaldsUK workers who contract #Covid19 and have to self-isolate receive only #StatutorySickPay (= £95/week) McDonald's is risking the health of our communities by putting workers in the impossible position of choosing between health and paying the bills. 
4/6 McDonald's has chosen to spend $$ on a PR campaign to say it supports #BlackLivesMatter whilst failing to tackle the systemic racism at the heart of it's business model.
5/6 Around the world, McDonald's workers have faced a lack of safety measures putting their health at risk. #FastFoodGlobal If you are concerned about safety in your workplace, get in touch here - mcstrike.uk/SafetyConcerns london.eater.com/2020/6/9/21284…
6/6 #Covid19 shows us, we must #BuildBackBetter and ensure @McDonald's respects its workforce: pays us a #LivingWage of £15/hour, give us guaranteed hours, and respect our right to join a union. #WeWillWin
