Monday, June 17, 2013

McDonald's employees need a union willing to put them first.

Natalie Gunshannon, of Dallas Township, Pa., is suing saying the McDonald's where she worked paid her through a debit card that was loaded with fees. (Natalie Gunshannon)

These Super-corporations are always up to mischief. A penny here, a debit card there. 
I am not patronizing McDonalds anymore. Not that their menu is irresistible, but, give me a break. They can't print paychecks and give Americans their freedom from corporate greed. 

Breaking the law now. I am sorry but McDonald's is about as disgusting about power over their employees to benefit Wall Street is as bad as it gets. Ronald McDonald ain't "the man" no more. 

By Susanna Kim
June 17, 2013

A former McDonald's worker in Pennsylvania (click here) is suing a franchiser owner saying she was required to receive her wages through a debit card that charged fees, resulting in some hourly employees receiving less than minimum wage.

Natalie Gunshannon, a single mother, 27, said she and other workers were paid through a JPMorgan Chase Payroll Card, which has a $1.50 fee for ATM withdrawals, a $10 inactivity fee after 90 days, and a 75 cent online payment fee per transaction and other fees. 

Gunshannon, who filed a lawsuit in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas, is hoping to have her case certified as a class action on behalf of the other employees who were paid with the Payroll card. 

"It's a violation of the law," said Gunshannon's attorney, Michael Cefalo. "They're entitled to a choice to be paid in cash or check. Fees connected to this debit card which employees have to pay to get their wages which is unfair."...