Some Union Driven Organizers Are Marching To End Franchising.
And Can't Afford Career Salaries For 15yr Olds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/business/mcdonalds-workers-in-three-states-file-suits-claiming-underpayment.html?_r=0
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The lawyers are contending that McDonalds should be considered a joint employer and share liability with its franchisees, although the company, like many other fast-food chains with franchises, has argued in the past that it is not a joint employer and should not be liable for its franchisees misdeeds on the ground that the franchised restaurants are independently run businesses