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Matthew,

Tomorrow will be a day of reckoning. Thousands of people will join in the #StrikeforBlackLives by going on strike, showing up to a protest, or holding a moment of silence at noon for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.*

I''ll be going on strike in Tampa because our old "normal" was never designed to work for me, or for a lot of people I know.

I need YOU to stand with me and others going on strike to demand racial and economic justice.

Days like tomorrow are about speaking truth to power, rising up together in ways that are so big and so bold that nobody can ignore us. That''s how we win.

And we''ll be joined by allies from across the country, like the Movement for Black Lives, Working Families Party, and the Future Coalition.

We ALL have a role to play tomorrow, even those who aren''t going on strike. While we''re in the street, I''m counting on you to watch closely and amplify our voices as far as possible.

I''m proud to have you with us.

Gail Rogers
McDonald''s Worker
Tampa, FL
Fight for $15 and a Union

* On May 25th, 2020, a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on George Floyd''s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds and killed him. By walking out for this amount of time, we honor George Floyd''s life and the countless others taken too soon by systemic racism and police violence. They should be alive. George should be alive.

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Matthew,

George Floyd should be alive today. And his murderers must be brought to justice.

First, sign the Color of Change petition to demand the police officers who killed George Floyd are charged with murder.

Then call the Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman at (612) 348-2146:

Hello, my name is [your name]. I''m calling because I demand accountability for the racist murder of George Floyd. I demand that you press charges against all of the police officers involved in the incident. George Floyd should be alive today, and all cops involved must be held accountable for his murder in order to get justice for George''s family and prevent this brutality and violence from happening in the future. Thank you.

If you''re having trouble getting through, try (612) 348-5550.

Corporations are making billions during this global pandemic off the backs of Black and Brown people being paid poverty wages and dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than anybody else. Our President called for violence against protesters yesterday. Police arrested a Black-Latinx CNN reporter on live television this morning just for doing his job reporting on the actions.

This is what racism and Black suffering looks like in America today. All of it is connected. When we fight for fair wages and the right to join together in a union, we are also fighting to live without fear of being murdered.

I have a son. I have grandsons. I was born and raised in St. Louis, and I was in the streets during the Ferguson protests after Michael Brown was killed. Justice cannot be won without action being taken. This is true at McDonald''s where I work to fight for $15 and a union AND where I live in St. Louis as a Black woman dealing with racism and oppression every day.

I stand with protesters in demanding justice for the senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and too many others.

Black lives matter. Black futures matter.

Frances Holmes
McDonald''s Worker
St. Louis, MO
Fight for $15 and a Union

PS. If you can, please also consider making a donation to groups in Minnesota organizing to make the change we need:

Donate to MN Freedom Fund - The MN Freedom Fund pays criminal bail and immigration bond for those who cannot afford to in order to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing - including any bonds for people jailed during this week''s protests.

Donate to CTUL - Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha is dedicated to a vision of an empowered community of workers. George Floyd was murdered on the same block as CTUL and their building is a hub for food and material donations at the moment.

Donate to Black Vision Collective - Black Vision Collective is dedicated to Black liberation in the Twin Cities and Minnesota to ensure ALL Black lives not only matter, but are able to thrive.

Donate to Reclaim the Block - Reclaim the Block is dedicated to having Minneapolis city council members move money from the police department into other areas of the city''s budget that truly promote community health and safety.

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Matthew,

For me, it''s my son.

I want him to go to school and get a good job. But some months, I can barely afford to put food on the table or pay my rent. That''s why I fight. How about you?

Text FIGHT to 64336 to tell us why you're fighting for $15.

Here's what my co-workers, friends, and comrades in the fight have told me:

• I believe that nobody should be forced to live in poverty.

• I believe that fast food giants who make billions in profits shouldn''t be allowed to pay their workers unfairly.

• I believe that wage theft, like unpaid overtime, is a serious crime and I want it to be stopped.

• I believe that workers deserve a fair share of the profits and the right to organize.

Take out your phone and text the word FIGHT to phone number 64336 to tell us why $15 an hour is important to you.

Your answers will help us figure out how to connect with MORE workers, make MORE noise, and WIN.

Thanks. You''re awesome.

Adriana Alvarez
McDonald''s Employee
Fight for $15

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Matthew -

I work 40 hrs/wk as a cook at McDonald''s and I struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage. Utilities, rent, car insurance - the bills pile up. What would happen if I got sick and couldn''t work?

And I''m not alone. There are 140 million poor and low-wealth people in the richest country in the world. It didn''t happen by accident - systemic racism keeps the inequality I experience in place as corporations like McDonald''s prioritize profit over me, forcing their own employees to struggle from paycheck to paycheck even if we work full time.

To stop this, we must unite and come together to demand justice.

That''s why I''m joining up with the Poor People''s Campaign, and going to the Mass Poor People''s Assembly and Digital Justice Gathering. Register for the broadcast on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 10 AM EST & 6 PM EST and on Sunday, June 21 at 6 PM EST.

We are facing a crisis of injustice - and it shows itself in different ways, unique to each of us, but it''s all too familiar.

McDonald''s runs PR campaigns saying Black Lives Matter to sell their burgers, but chooses to ignore Black women who report sexual assault in their stores. McDonald''s gives billions of dollars to shareholders as dividends, but still refuses to give paid sick leave to me and my coworkers.

Enough is enough.

Rise with us and register for the Mass Poor People''s Assembly and Moral March on Washington Digital Justice Gathering this weekend.

In solidarity,

Katara Wilkins
McDonald''s Worker
Memphis, TN
Fight for $15

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Matthew,

I''ve faced racism every day of my life - and things aren''t getting better, they''re getting worse. We''re overpoliced. We''re underpaid. We''re not being heard.

I''m joining the Strike for Black Lives on Monday, July 20 because my children and grandchildren deserve better than being shot down in the street. They deserve better than a poverty wage with no benefits. They deserve to have a voice and say in their future.

The Strike for Black Lives is our chance and it has to be HUGE. We need your help.

Will you sign up to help from your own home and turn people out to protest with us on Monday, July 20?

Volunteering is really easy! When you sign up to text supporters, you''ll:

?? receive all the training and support you need;

?? join a Zoom call (if you want!) in community with other volunteers and leaders in the movement;

?? do your part to support Black workers who have been crucial in keeping the country running during the pandemic.

Before the pandemic, I worked two jobs - one at Popeye''s and one at a daycare - and clocked 80 hours a week to support my 11 year old son with a learning disability. But now, I rely solely on 40-60 hours a week at Popeye''s. It''s not enough.

Not only am I exposing myself to the virus by going into work every day, but I''m struggling to pay for the healthcare my son needs.

As a country, we''re rightfully demanding change to policing. But we also need to demand that corporations who say "Black Lives Matter" stop exploiting workers like me. We need to demand the right to form and join unions to organize for benefits that can actually support families. We need to demand access to fair voting to have a say in the future of our country.

Together we are strength, together we create power, and together we''re unstoppable.

Sign up to volunteer to make the Strike for Black Lives a day that changes history.

In solidarity,

Wanda Lavender
Popeye''s Worker
Milwaukee, WI
Fight for $15 and a Union

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Matthew, today isn''t the first time I''ve gone on strike.

Before coronavirus, I went on strike against poverty wages that barely let me feed my family. I went on strike against unreliable hours and pay. I went on strike against a company that ignores sexual harassment.

Today, I strike for my life - and I strike because it works. McDonald''s thinks we''re disposable - in my store in Tampa, workers still aren''t provided masks, even though the company said they would - so it''s up to us to stand up for our lives, the lives of our communities, and for what''s right.

Stand with me. Sign the petition demanding McDonald''s #ProtectAllWorkers NOW.

I''m not alone. People like me have been walking off the job - and winning - all over the country. When we stand up together we can''t be ignored.

San Francisco
At a McDonald''s, workers say they weren''t being paid if they were forced to quarantine and that managers told them to wear COFFEE FILTERS as face masks. After going on strike, all hourly workers won "thank you pay" increasing their wages.

Chicago
McDonald''s workers and allies held a protest caravan from their cars demanding masks and gloves. McDonald''s gave in after just ONE day.

Los Angeles
After a worker was hospitalized with COVID-19, workers went on strike demanding paid sick leave and a thorough deep cleaning of the store - and that''s exactly what they got.

Every hour of hazard pay, every bottle of hand sanitizer or box of facemasks, and every store deep clean is a victory: for us, for our families, and for our communities. That''s why we strike, and why we won''t back down.

We''re responsible for McDonald''s profits. Cooks, cashiers, and janitors make the store run. The LEAST they can do is give us the protection we need. Add your name to stand with us as we strike for what we need to survive.

In solidarity,

Sade Andrews
McDonald''s Worker
Tampa, FL
Fight for $15

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Matthew,

This morning, I told McDonald''s shareholders what it''s like in their stores - people are getting sick from COVID-19, some clinging to life on a ventilator - and the Chairman of McDonald''s Board of Directors SILENCED me. He muted my phone and cut me off.

McDonald''s is putting our lives on the line and they don''t even have the respect to hear what it''s like in their stores. Coronavirus is killing those of us in Black and Brown communities at higher rates - places me and my coworkers live.

Every single one of us that wears the McDonald''s uniform should have protective equipment, sick days, hazard pay, and a Union - NOW.

Hear what happened on the call and share - no matter where McDonald''s turns, we need them to hear our message loud and clear.

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If they hadn''t cut me off, I would have told them what it''s really like to work in their stores: I''m terrified every day that I''ll catch coronavirus at work and bring it home to my fiance and three girls.

McDonald''s has been failing us for a long time. Low pay means sometimes I skip meals to make sure my girls can eat. I had to move into my sister-in-law''s basement to be able to pay the bills - I don''t know what I would do if I got sick.

We don''t win as workers because politicians or companies decide out of the goodness of their hearts. We win because we stand together, build power, and force companies like McDonald''s to listen to our demands.

That''s why thousands of McDonald''s cooks and cashiers walked off the job yesterday.

That''s why we''re letting McDonald''s know that we won''t be ignored.

That''s why we need your help to amplify the demand for PPE, sick days, and hazard pay on Facebook right now!

We won''t let McDonald''s or Donald Trump stand in our way. Not today, not ever.

Terrence Wise
McDonald''s Worker
Kansas City, MO
Fight for $15 and a Union

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Matthew,

You''ve seen the commercials. In these uncertain times, McDonald''s says they care. They say the safety of our communities and people are their "top priority."

They''ve got a funny way of showing it. Would you use just a coffee filter as a mask? A dog diaper?

It''s not just masks. I don''t have sick leave, and I don''t know what I''d do if I caught the virus. I don''t get hazard pay, even though I''m putting my life on the line for McDonald''s profits.

Last week, the House passed the HEROES Act, which would expand paid sick leave, hazard pay, and other protections workers like me need to survive. So why hasn''t the Senate passed it yet?

Sign this letter to demand your Senators prioritize US over corporations. Tell them to VOTE YES on the HEROES Act.

80% of Black workers can''t work from home. For my Latinx sisters and brothers, that number is 84%. We wouldn''t be able to make rent or keep food in the fridge if we stay home. And because of it, we''re getting sick at higher rates - and we''re dying at higher rates.

McDonald''s has failed to keep us safe, and it''s past time for employers like them to be held accountable for workplace safety.

Demand PPE, sick leave, hazard pay, and a better future for ALL our families!

Send a message to your Senators and demand that they #ProtectAllWorkers.

We rise to meet the demands of this moment every single day, just by showing up to work. It shouldn''t be too much to ask for our elected leaders to join us.

Solidarity,

Katera Wilkins
McDonald''s Worker
Memphis, TN
Fight for $15 and a Union

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Dear Matthew,

Every day I clock in at the McDonald''s on Floral Drive in Monterey Park, I''m putting myself at risk, my family at risk, and my entire community at risk.

And I''ve seen that risk first-hand. When my coworker showed up to work with symptoms of COVID-19 in late March, I was terrified. That coworker tested positive, was put on a ventilator, and is still in recovery MONTHS later.

The LA County Board of Supervisors has the power to protect people like me and my family right now. It''s up to you and me to make them do it. Demand the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors take immediate action to protect fast-food workers!

With no support from managers or McDonald''s, we''re forced to deal with a global pandemic alone. Managers keep ignoring these risks so they can keep turning a profit - even as their employees get sick.

At another McDonald''s in East LA, managers failed to notify workers of COVID cases during an outbreak and didn''t consistently provide sanitizing equipment and protective equipment. As a result, three workers in one family employed by this franchise contracted COVID-19 and infected their entire household, which included elderly family members and children.

This is a disgrace, and we''ll continue to suffer until something changes. That''s why we''re demanding that the County introduce legislation to:

1. Listen to workers across the industry with an official seat at the decision making table, bringing together workers, their representatives and industry leaders;
    
2. Require fast-food companies to comply with new, higher safety standards to remain open that keeps workers and the surrounding community safe;
    
3. Hold companies accountable by creating a complaint system that empowers and protects workers from retaliation.

Sign this petition to demand action from the County. Don't let corporations like McDonald''s hide from their responsibilities to protect employees from COVID-19!

We won a $15 minimum wage in LA County because we organized together. Now, we''re demanding real power in the workplace.

It''s time to raise the stakes. Thank you for standing with us.

Solidarity,

Angelica Hernandez
Monterey Park McDonald''s Worker
Los Angeles
Fight for $15 and a Union

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Matthew,

McDonald''s wants you to think they care about Black lives.

The company released a video claiming that Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Alton Sterling, Botham Jean, Atatiana Jefferson, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd are "one of us." It''s a disgusting PR stunt designed to deflect responsibility and turn a profit.

No, McDonald''s. You are NOT one of us. We''re not your property to claim. Our lives are not your prop.

I''m responding directly to McDonald''s racist and offensive tweet. Take a minute to read my message to them and share it with your friends and family.

Black and Brown workers like me are out here every day serving our communities. Meanwhile, McDonald''s execs make MILLIONS off of our labor while denying us a living wage, hazard pay during a pandemic, personal protective equipment to keep us safe, and paid sick leave to protect our coworkers and customers.

They repay us with empty words, rubbing salt into our wounds by invoking the names of our sisters and brothers slain by racist violence.

If McDonald''s really cared about our "systemic oppression" they would stop contributing to it by paying us poverty wages. They could pay us $15 an hour and give us union rights. They could listen to Black women who report sexual harassment. They could protect us from COVID with PPE and give us paid sick leave.

Time and time again, McDonald''s chooses to ignore Black and Brown workers when we demand what we deserve. They refuse to see our humanity. Our worth.

Call it out for what it is, Matthew, and share my response to McDonald''s racist PR campaign.

McDonald''s, keep their names out of your Twitter feed.

Deatric Edie
McDonald''s Worker
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Fight for $15 and a Union

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Matthew,

We have always been essential.

Hospital floors never sanitized themselves. Grocery shelves never got magically stocked. Burgers didn''t appear out of thin air. It was always people like you and me who kept our communities running while getting paid poverty wages.

This crisis now makes it impossible to ignore us. Things MUST change.

Join me and other front line workers, along with Senator Elizabeth Warren and Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a tele-town hall this Saturday, April 25 at 1pm ET/10am PT to demand healthcare, PPE, and job security for ALL working families across the country.

I''m risking my life to put food on the table for my family. There''s no "work from home" for me. Every time I get on the bus, give a customer change, or wipe down a table, I''m terrified of what I can''t see.

While the Trump Administration focuses on bailing out the banks and cruise executives, not only don''t I have safety gear, I still don''t have paid sick leave that would let me stay home if I get coronavirus.

It''s OUR communities on the front lines of this crisis. Black and Brown workers are disproportionately impacted by this crisis. In Michigan alone, Black people are 14% of the population but 40% of COVID-19 deaths.

That''s our parents, our grandparents, our friends, and our coworkers in danger. We are NOT disposable.

Join me Saturday to demand that any relief MUST prioritize our health, safety, and financial support before another nickel goes to corporate bailouts.

In solidarity,

Bridget Hughes
McDonald''s Worker
Kansas City
Fight for $15

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Matthew -

McDonald''s says they see George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Atatiana Jefferson in their crew members. For a few brief hours, they even changed their name on Twitter to "Amplifying Black Voices." But as a McDonald''s worker, I know what that means in reality. It means Black workers like myself and other Fight for $15 activists getting paid poverty wages. It means a lack of masks and gloves during the pandemic.

That''s why McDonald''s workers marched and went on strike in Chicago on Juneteenth, not just to demand McDonald''s stop paying poverty wages and support union rights, but for Black freedom.

Matthew, the same forces that keep Black and Brown folks underpaid and overpoliced let corporations exploit us. Tell McDonald''s: if you say Black Lives Matter, prioritize racial and economic justice in your plan to reopen.

Uprisings around the country against police brutality are happening as workers walk off the job - and it''s working.

In Oakland, workers went on strike to shut down a McDonald''s because of horrible COVID-19 safety violations - including workers being told to use a dog diaper as a mask - and a judge ordered it remain closed. It shouldn''t take going on strike - AFTER 11 workers tested positive for COVID-19 - to get McDonald''s to agree to clean their stores during a pandemic. But you and I know it does, so that''s what we did.

Justice is being safe at work, and not worrying that a corporation will put their profits ahead of our safety and well-being.

Sign the petition >> any plan to reopen McDonald''s restaurants MUST include racial and economic justice.

In Solidarity,

Terrence Wise
McDonald''s Worker
Kansas City, MO
Fight for $15

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Trigger Warning: This email contains a story of sexual assault. If you''ve experienced sexual harassment or assault while working in the fast-food industry, call (844) 384-4495 for help.

Matthew,

I tried to brush off his explicit comments toward me, but I couldn''t brush off the touching.

And I couldn''t brush off lewd comments about my one-year old daughter.

I reported disgusting behavior like this from two different co-workers several times, but McDonald''s didn''t take me seriously. My hours got cut - making it almost impossible to support my daughter. Try raising a toddler on a paycheck of $67 a week.

But now I''m fighting back. I''m part of a movement - and today a coalition of unions representing tens of millions of workers are filing a first-of-its-kind international complaint on behalf of McDonald''s workers around the world over the company''s global failure to address sexual harassment.

Sign the petition to stand with us and demand McDonald''s stop sexual harassment now.

When this happened to me, I hadn''t had any training from McDonald''s on what sexual harassment was, what my rights were, or how to even report what happened to me.

I learned from other women in the Fight for $15 and a Union that I''m not the only one that McDonald''s has exposed to this humiliating, unsafe work environment. And once I knew my rights, I spoke up.

We''ve held protests. We''ve been in the news. We''ve interrupted McDonald''s executives to demand an answer. Then in April, I filed a lawsuit on behalf of 5,000 women like me who''ve worked at McDonald''s here in Florida to demand compensation for what we''ve gone through, and that they take steps to stop and prevent sexual harassment in their restaurants.

And through ALL OF THIS McDonald''s has refused to even acknowledge there''s a problem.

As the complaint being filed today points out, "gender-based violence and harassment is part of McDonald''s culture." It''s outrageous. Unacceptable. Wrong. We deserve better.

This week, McDonald''s shareholders are meeting to make decisions about the future of the company. They need to hear us loud and clear.

SIGN NOW: It''s time for McDonald''s to take responsibility for the safety of all workers who wear the uniform!

In unity,

Jamelia Fairley
McDonald''s Worker
Sanford, FL
Fight for $15 and a Union

P.S. This week''s #WalkoutWednesday will be HUGE. RSVP for our livestream at 1pm ET/ 10am PT as we demand corporations and Congress #ProtectAllWorkers.

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Matthew,

I''ve been marching in St. Louis - 6 years and 10 miles from the Ferguson protests. Time and distance may have changed, but the police haven''t.

Like tens of thousands around the world, we''re there to peacefully protest the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and the countless other Black and Brown people beaten, maimed, or killed by police violence.

Their response? More brutality.

The same system that pays us poverty wages equips police with state-of-the-art military gear to attack and terrorize our communities.

Support protestors by donating to bail funds nationwide >>

On Wednesday, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II joined activists and workers for #WalkoutWednesday alongside others fighting on the front lines of the pandemic.

"Laws don''t create justice," Bobby Roy made clear. "People create justice."

The fight for higher wages, union rights, and respect on the job is about a movement of people fighting the same system that has killed Black and Brown people for DECADES.

Dr. King delivered his most famous speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

We can''t be free without a job that pays us enough to take care of our families and our communities.

We can''t be free when we are sexually harassed at work.

We can''t be free when we are forced to do life threatening work during the pandemic without basic safety equipment.

We can''t be free until they value our lives and respect us.

That''s our job. We must create justice.

Please consider making a donation to bail funds nationwide to get protestors out of the hands of police and back to their communities.

Then get ready for the long term fight. For Jobs. For Freedom.

In solidarity,

Cahmia Buchanan
McDonald''s Worker
St. Louis, MO
Fight for $15

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Matthew,

It shouldn''t be this hard to get a facemask. But that''s my fight right now.

I''ve been terrified every minute of these past six weeks. Will I catch it from a customer? Will I bring it home to my kids? How will I pay rent if I''m too sick to work?

I''m exposed to this pandemic, and it feels like McDonald''s would rather treat me as disposable than make sure all of us have masks and gloves.

I''m one of millions of hard-working people around the world that knows they''re not safe on the job. And we won''t stop until we get PPE, sick leave, and hazard pay.

Stand with me and workers around the world in demanding corporations like McDonald''s protect ALL workers. Share this image >>

Today is May Day, which commemorates the 1886 massacre of striking workers. The threat may have changed since that day but right now: my life is in danger, and I''m fed up.

We need protective equipment - I can''t believe some of us still don''t have it - but that''s far from enough.

Every table I wipe down, tray I return, or dollar bill I handle is a gamble. McDonald''s must enforce social distancing by ending lobby service in its restaurants.

Every time I look at my pay stub, I know I''m not being paid what I deserve while McDonald''s keeps making profits in a pandemic. McDonald''s must IMMEDIATELY institute Covid-19 Essential Worker Pay so we''re paid what we deserve.

And if I start to feel sick after a long shift close to coworkers and customers, McDonald''s must cover the cost of Covid-19 testing and treatment for myself and all affected crew members.

Around the world, my fellow workers are demanding better. I stand with workers striking and protesting today, and with workers around the world demanding the respect we all deserve. Do you?

This pandemic will end. It''s up to all of us to demand what we need to get through it.

In solidarity,

Frances Holmes
McDonald''s Worker
St. Louis, MO
Fight for $15

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Matthew,

My name is Monica. I''ve worked at McDonald''s restaurants in Florida for four years. This is what happened to me. I''m pretty sure it''s happened to many others. And I''m asking for your help to put an end to the ongoing racial discrimination at McDonald''s.

It started when my restaurant got a new General Manager. Things started happening, like this:

A customer asked me for ketchup and jelly with their order, and the GM said, "It''s always Black people who want free stuff."

When we promoted free meals to COVID-19 front-line workers, the GM only asked Black front-line workers for their employee badges and IDs.

Our GM said that Black people are "aggressive and trying to fight" and that "all they want to do is smoke weed." When I heard the GM say these things, I couldn''t think. I couldn''t concentrate. I felt like I couldn''t breathe. I choked up.

And then I got mad. I spoke up. The GM responded by saying, "I am sorry if I offended you, but you know what I say is true." They really said that. It has to stop.

It got even worse. I started seeing the GM treat Black customers differently than non-Black customers in too many ways to count. I noticed how the GM discriminated against me and other Black employees in big and small ways every day. And when my coworkers and I tried to speak up, McDonald''s would try to silence Black voices with bad shifts, the worst duties, and negative performance reviews.

Worst of all, my hours were cut.

I''m a mom, and my kids and I have been forced to move out of our home. I''ve managed to get a second job to make ends meet, but it hasn''t started yet.

If you''re wondering why I didn''t go above the GM''s head, well, I did. Over and over. I called McDonald''s corporate HR managers, filed complaints, and so did my co-workers. Nothing happened. They did nothing. That''s right. They let this blatantly racist General Manager continue to harass me, other Black employees, and Black customers. It''s disgusting.

And that''s why I''m suing McDonald''s. No one should have to put up with racist words and actions like me and my co-workers have. No one.

But, going against a massive company like McDonald''s, we need your help. Please stand with us. It''s 2020 and racism still exists at the 2nd largest private employer - McDonald''s.

Share my video social media to support our lawsuit and let everyone know about our experience.

Let McDonald''s know that it''s not just the three of us plaintiffs. It''s millions. We see what they''ve done, what they''re doing... and we''re fighting back.

Thank you for reading this.

Sincerely,

Monica Scott
McDonald''s worker and Mom

P.S. Situations like mine are also why Black McDonald''s and other fast food workers are striking, speaking up, demanding to be treated with dignity and fairness, and for the right to join a union on Monday, July 20 as part of the Strike For Black Lives.

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Matthew,

I live in Florida, where coronavirus cases are spiking, and I''ve had to fight at my job at Checkers just to get masks and gloves to be safe.

Our bosses don''t care about us - they don''t care whether we live or we die - as long as they make money.

Police beat us and kill us - they don''t give Black lives the dignity we deserve as human beings. It ain''t right.

I''ve had enough. I believe that we''ve ALL had enough.

That''s why I''m walking off my job on July 20 as part of the Strike for Black Lives.

Will you join me by joining a protest?

Don''t see an event near you on the map? Sign up to host your own event.

We demand:

• Justice for Black communities. That means higher wages, better jobs, and unions for all so we can build real economic power. It means healthcare for all, action on climate change, better education opportunities, criminal justice reform, and most of all - listening to Black workers and leaders.

• Elected officials and candidates use their authority to rewrite the rules so that Black communities can thrive. We need safe and fair voting so all of us can participate in our democracy.

• Corporations take immediate action to dismantle racism, white supremacy and economic exploitation wherever it exists, including in our workplaces. Employers like Checkers and McDonald''s need to pay higher wages and give us sick leave, we need personal protective equipment (PPE) and hazard pay during the pandemic. We need to disrupt the cycle of poverty that has existed for generations.

• Every worker has the opportunity to form a union, no matter where they work. People of color need a seat at the table to be able to fight for our families and communities.

We won''t win because politicians or companies decide out of the goodness of their hearts to give us what we demand. We will win only because we join together with ONE voice to force politicians and companies to give us what we''ve always deserved.

Support the Strike for Black Lives on Monday, July 20. RSVP for an event or host your own.

Together in justice,

Alex Harris
Checkers Worker
Tampa, FL
Fight for $15

P.S. The Strike for Black Lives will be happening during a worsening pandemic. If you plan to attend an event in person, take a look at our Coronavirus Safety guide.

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Matthew,

Today, I''m walking off my job at McDonald''s in Durham and participating in the STRIKE for Black Lives. Together, we''re showing the power of withholding our labor to demand that our employers put an end to racism, white supremacy, and economic exploitation in our workplaces.

Thousands of people with thousands of different experiences, hopes, and dreams are all rightfully angry about the lack of protection we face at work during a global pandemic. All of us are tired of being ignored and exploited by racist corporations. All of us are sick of CEO''s enjoying their profits at home while we''re killed in the streets.

I''m done.

And Matthew, I need YOU to join me today to MAKE. SOME. NOISE:

Here''s what you can do!

All-Day: Join a Protest
There are protests and car caravans happening in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Durham, Hartford, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York City, Oakland, Orlando, Sacramento, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Toledo, and more.

Check out the map of events to join.
 

All-Day: Follow along on social media
We''ll be posting the best stories, updates, and photos from the strikes and protests on social media. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to be part of it all. Share, like, comment, and RT to amplify our message and share your own story, art, or in-home action!
 

12 pm Local: 8:46 Moment of Silence
If you can''t be at an event in person, you can take a knee, hold a moment of silence, or walk off your job for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd''s life and the countless others taken too soon by systemic racism and police violence. Join the 8:46 action at noon from wherever you are.
 

3 pm ET / 12 pm PT: Strike for Black Lives Livestream
Check out the highlights from the day on the Fight for $15 Facebook page at 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT. We''ll have updates from the NYC protest outside Trump Tower, McDonald''s worker strikes all over the country, global solidarity actions, and more!

This movement is only getting bigger from here. Thanks for all that you do.

Onward!

Rita Blalock
McDonald''s Worker
Durham, NC
Fight for $15 and a Union

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Matthew - Make some noise for the workers in the streets!! Tens of thousands of us took action today - ?? from Seoul to NYC to LA ?? - for the #StrikeforBlackLives to demand JUSTICE for Black workers. And we turned OUT in 160 cities across the US.

You''ve got to see it for yourself - check it out and share far and wide:

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Generations of Black workers have been exploited, while our bosses make bigger and bigger profits. We''re overpoliced. We''re underpaid. We''re dying at higher rates from COVID-19. And we know that it''s not an accident.

Black essential workers like us - fast-food workers, nursing home workers, janitors, delivery people - have kept this country running at huge risk to our lives. Now, all workers are demanding MORE.

In Chicago, Fight for $15 leaders called on McDonald''s to guarantee all frontline workers personal protective gear like masks and a living wage for all.

Protesters across the country took a knee at noon local time for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor George Floyd and so many others killed by police violence.

In Oakland, fast-food workers, Amazon workers, clergy, and other activists demanded an end to racial discrimination and unsafe working conditions.

Murals went up in eight cities calling for racial justice and an end to police violence.

Together, we demand justice for Black communities, we demand that the government do its job to protect ALL workers, we demand corporations be held accountable, and we demand the right to form and join a union no matter where we work.

Thanks to the workers, partner unions, organizations, activists, the brave people who turned out, and the folks like you who spoke out and shared our message, we did it - but we''re far from done.

We''re going to keep speaking up for racial and economic justice until we get it.

Together in justice,

Ieshia Townsend
McDonald''s Worker
Chicago, IL
Fight for $15 and a Union

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