A group of former McDonald’s franchisees who sued the company for alleged discrimination in 2023 has come out in support of The People’s Union USA’s ongoing boycott against the chain.
Alabama resident Lance Williams is among dozens of Black plaintiffs who say the company treated them unfairly due their race.
“More than two years ago, over 40 of us, from more than a dozen states, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, in which we shared our stories, laid out our evidence of discrimination, and charged McDonald’s with multiple counts of discrimination and breach of contract,” reads a statement sent to Newsweek by law firm Loevy & Loevy, which is representing the plaintiffs in the case…