McDonald's franchise workers denied pay raise to join 200-city protest

With a national day of action over low wages in the US approaching, a move by McDonald’s to quell pay protests by giving raises to workers at its 1,500 company-operated restaurants appears to have backfired, infuriating employees at 12,500 franchisee-operated restaurants who were passed over by the plan.

Big Macs go cold as young Americans drop McDonald’s for tastier rivals

It is not just the world’s biggest burger chain; it is also a global emblem of American consumer capitalism. But these days the golden arches of McDonald’s are looking a little tarnished.