OAKLAND, Calif. – Employees of Downtown Oakland’s only McDonald’s restaurant went on strike Tuesday after the franchise owner announced it would close the location at the end of the month.
A small but vocal group of workers, mainly made up of cooks and cashiers, set up in front of the Jackson Street location and called for McDonald’s to help place them in other locations instead of taking their jobs away.
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What they’re saying:
Maria Maldonado, an organizer with the California Fast Food Workers Union, which was formed in 2024, spoke about the employees’ demands and made a plea for McDonald’s to close the store on good terms. She said around 40 staff stand to lose their jobs and were primarily asking to be relocated to other McDonald’s locations.…