We Are the 89%: San Diego Fast-Food Employees and Religious Leaders Take Action Against Wage Theft

Outrage grows as new poll shows stealing from employees is rampant industry wide

By Crystal Page/CPI San Diego – Fast-food employees and community and faith leaders took action Thursday against systemic and illegal wage theft in the industry—just days after the first-ever national poll of fast-food employees showed companies like McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s are stealing money from 89 percent of their employees. The action comes as two former McDonald’s managers spoke out for the first time about how they were forced to steal from employees’ checks. In a video made public Tuesday, the managers talk about how they shaved time off of employees' schedules, among other practices, so they wouldn’t “blow labor,” or spend more than they were supposed to, on employees.