纽约 (CNN Business) 麦当劳的经理 Deatric Edie 去年在感染 Covid-19 后住院。她错过了两个月的工作，而她的账单堆积如山，驱逐通知贴在她的门上。
她将这次经历描述为“你一生中能想象到的最可怕的事情。我不想再经历那样的事情了。”
Edie 患有糖尿病，并且“非常担心”Covid-19 Omicron 变体和不断增加的冠状病毒病例。
但她说，她目前在佛罗里达州好莱坞以每小时 10 美元的价格工作的麦当劳 (MCD) 并没有将她的安全或她管理的 30 名左右员工放在首位。与大多数连锁店一样，这家麦当劳是特许经营所有和经营的，并制定自己的薪酬和福利政策。麦当劳今年表示，它正在提高公司所有商店的工资。
她希望麦当劳将安全问题“强加于”其加盟商和顾客——以“推动安全工作”——并且对该公司没有要求顾客戴口罩或做得更好告诉员工员工何时戴口罩感到沮丧Covid-19 测试呈阳性。
Edie 是 Fight for $15 的成员，倡导为工人提供更高的工资和福利，他迫切需要的不仅仅是更好的 Covid-19 安全保护。她希望麦当劳提高工资，保证带薪病假，并为所有员工提供健康保险——这是她想要的“最重要的事情”——无论其特许经营地位如何。
她在快餐行业做三份不同的工作，经常早上 5:30 起床，一直工作到第二天凌晨 2:00。有时，她睡在麦当劳停车场的车里，白天回去小睡一下。但她仍然在努力支付账单。
“我的身体很累，但我仍然去，因为我需要它，”她说。
伊迪去年生病前曾在麦当劳工作过的店主表示，该店有严格的卫生标准，包括接触者追踪和员工戴口罩的规定。
“我的餐厅员工、顾客和布劳沃德县社区的健康和福祉是我的首要任务，”麦当劳特许经营权所有者布拉德阿什林在一份声明中说。 “随着新型冠状病毒的出现，我们将继续根据当地法规以及健康专家和 CDC 的指导，对我们的餐厅运营做出改变，以帮助确保我们的顾客和工作人员的安全。”
麦当劳没有回应就她对目前餐厅条件的指控发表评论的请求。
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New York (CNN Business)McDonald's manager Deatric Edie was hospitalized last year after getting Covid-19. She missed two months of work, while her bills piled up and an eviction notice was slapped on her door.
She describes the experience as "the scariest thing you can ever imagine in your life. I don't want to go through that again."
Edie has diabetes and is "very concerned" about the Covid-19 Omicron variant and rising coronavirus cases.
But the McDonald's (MCD) she currently works at in Hollywood, Florida, for $10 an hour is not prioritizing her safety or the 30 or so employees she manages, she said. This McDonald's, like most of the chain's outlets, is franchise-owned and operated and sets its own pay and benefit policies. McDonald's this year said it was raising wages at company-owned stores.
She wants McDonald's to "force" the issue of safety on its franchisees and customers — to "push the efforts on safety" — and is frustrated that the company isn't requiring customers to wear masks or doing a better job telling workers when an employee tests positive for Covid-19.
Edie, a member of Fight for $15, which advocates for stronger wages and benefits for workers, is pressing for more than just better Covid-19 safety protections. She wants McDonald's to raise wages, guarantee paid sick leave, and provide health insurance — the "biggest thing" she wants — for all workers, regardless of franchise status.
She works three different jobs in the fast-food industry, often waking up at 5:30 a.m. and working until 2:00 the next morning. Sometimes, she sleeps in her car in the McDonald's parking lot and goes back during the day to take quick naps. But she still struggles to pay her bills.
"My body is tired but I still go because I need it," she said.
The owner of the McDonald's location Edie worked at before she got sick last year said it has robust hygiene standards, including contact tracing and mask mandates for staff.
"The health and well-being of my restaurant employees, customers and the Broward County community is my top priority," said Brad Ashlin, the McDonald's franchise owner, in a statement. "We are continuing to make changes to our restaurant operations to help keep our customers and crew safe in accordance with local regulations and guidance from health experts and the CDC as new variants of Covid emerge."
McDonald's did not respond to a request for comment about her allegations on conditions at her current restaurant.
