In America, people who work hard should be able to afford basic necessities like groceries, rent, childcare and transportation. New York City fast food workers also need dignity and respect on the job, and the right to organize without retaliation to protect their rights. This will benefit workers and their families, customers, the industry and our economy.
New York on Tuesday became the third and largest major U.S. city to guarantee a measure of scheduling smoothness to fast food workers, whose lives are often disrupted by last-minute changes based on their employers’ manpower needs.
Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trump’s choice for labor secretary, a dramatic decision caused by a GOP revolt that claimed the first Cabinet nominee of the new administration. Puzder, the CEO of the company that owns the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast food chains, faced fierce opposition mostly from Democrats in part related […]
Fast Food Forward is a movement of NYC fast food workers to raise wages and gain rights at work. It is part of the national movement of low-wage workers fighting for a better future. When we make enough to live - instead of barely getting by - our community and economy benefit. Since our first strike in 2011, we have won wage increases for 22 million Americans, including tens of thousands in New York State.
Fast Food Forward is continuing the fight to protect our rights on the job, hold corporations and their CEOs accountable, and to build a movement for lasting change in which all workers have basic dignity and respect.