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Labor Conditions in Fast Food Are Worse Than Ever

"Everyone realized how shit it was, and everyone quit."

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Paul Blest
Nov 16, 2021
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The anger of fast-food workers has been building for years. The industry torments workers with poverty wages, rampant sexual harassment in the workplace, wage theft, abuse from customers, and more, and the pandemic has exacerbated all of these problems -- pushing many workers past their breaking point.

The ongoing wave of workers quitti…

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