Fast-food restaurants and coffee shops are banishing the straw. While it may seem like a small measure, your pessimism isn’t justified.
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A new generation of workers are joining trade unions and using social media to hold big employers to account.
McDonald’s recently announced it will make its Happy Meal, which accounts of about 15 percent of all sales, healthier. Will it make kids healthier? That’s unclear, but it could lower parents’ guilt.
When people get locked into the gig economy, it adversely affects other areas of their lives, from health to housing
Around the world, McDonald’s is known for its staunch and well-resourced attempt to remain ‘union free’.
The appearance a hot dish on your doorstep does more than relieve the burden of meal preparation. It says someone is looking out for you.
McDonald’s recently ended a 40-year relationship with the Olympics. Was the decision based on the tarnished Olympic brand or were there other reasons?
The restaurant chain may well be trying to head off union pressure and sidestep collective action … but a win is a win.
Junk food versus healthy food – why are we always blaming consumers for ‘bad’ food choices?
The obstacles workers face in successfully pursuing their entitlements and the inadequacy of our current penalties to deter underpayments means problems with franchises will remain.
It doesn’t happen often that a multinational will blink when taken on by an individual. But a passionate campaigner’s successful crusade has shown how it can be done.
Joe Corré’s stunt to end the Punk.London celebrations by torching lots of punk stuff misunderstands the movement completely.
When commercial giants want to capitalise on graffiti ‘logos’, it’s time to protect street artists under copyright law.
A global movement of low-wage workers is improving conditions for fast food employees and others in the U.S. and around the world. A Dartmouth labor historian examines the movement’s origins.
It costs multiple millions to sponsor a global sports event. Why bother when non-sponsors cleverly associate themselves for next to nothing?
The ATO’s data dump of how much tax was paid by largest private companies raising more questions than it answers.
The latest economic research suggests there are better ways to narrow the gap between the richest and the poorest.
McDonald’s has been on a rollercoaster ride over the last year but its growth in sales shows what the company is doing right.
Fast food giant McDonald’s has been feeling the impact of reduced sales, but a look at the broader sector shows unhealthy food is still going strong.
The chorus chanting ‘America needs a raise!’ will undoubtedly grow as Labor Day approaches. They’re not wrong, but America needs more than that.
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WISERD Social Media Research Associate, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, De Montfort University
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