Boycott of McDonald's to begin this week: 'This is about more than burgers and fries'
Source: The Independent
Tuesday 24 June 2025 00:58 EDT
A grassroots advocacy group is calling for a week-long boycott of McDonalds, accusing the fast food chain of price gouging, unfair labor practices, and avoiding taxes. This is about more than burgers and fries, this is about power, The Peoples Union USA said in a statement on Instagram. When we unite and hit corporations in their wallets, they listen.
The group, which has previously called for boycotts of Amazon, Nestlé, Walmart, General Mills, and Target, accused the Golden Arches of a litany of unsavory tactics.
Earlier this month, Peoples Union leader John Schwarz said McDonalds had a record of silencing workers and blocking union attempts, as well as seeking to exploit global supply chains and environmental loopholes and engaging in performative diversity initiatives while the corporations political donations and lobbying often support candidates and legislation that undermine equity, labor rights, and marginalized communities.
The calls for a boycott come at a delicate time for the fast food giant, following a string of difficulties including a fall 2024 E coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders, as well as decreasing sales and a backlash to its January decision to roll back diversity programs, joining numerous companies that took similar steps with the election of Donald Trump.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/mcdonalds-boycott-2025-dei-taxes-price-gouging-when-b2775624.html

Prairie Gates
(5,744 posts)
Me too. I really didn't write on a calendar the last time I was in one of these establishments, but it's been at least that long.
erronis
(20,778 posts)Otherwise don't frequent any fast food joints. Easy enough to pick up a prepared sandwich at a real deli.
Give Peace A Chance
(109 posts)I haven't gone to a fast food joint in 45 years, unless you count Taco Trucks.
Never been back since my now 35 yo son outgrew happy meals.
Tree Lady
(12,570 posts)Going out to me is a small restaurant, doesn't have to be fancy, food trucks will do as long as it's fresh food without preservatives.
I remember as a child in the 60's eating at McDonald's but it was real beef then and not unhealthy oil. I look at all fast food as poison food same way I look at highly processed food in the store with a ton of weird sounding ingredients.
Marthe48
(21,386 posts)I started boycotting them when they raised coffee prices 70%. And continued after their idiot decision on diversity, inclusion and equality.
Like so many other fat cats, I don't want them or need them in my life.
Mike Nelson
(10,675 posts)... nobody should be going to that place with frequency of a week or less! I can see maybe 1x per month as a treat for kids. Maybe to get the toy. Eat real food!
Omaha Steve
(106,523 posts)unfair labor practices

Hugin
(36,724 posts)I was already meh on McCraps with all the other options available out there and that bit of cynicism and disrespect of the then serving Vice President tipped me out.
irisblue
(35,539 posts)sheshe2
(93,046 posts)I doubt I have been in one a dozen times in my life. I do support the boycott though. That crap is so bad for you.
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kimbutgar
(25,681 posts)Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock died from complications related to cancer, his family said. He was 53 years old. May 2024
I wonder if that one month of eating McDonalds poisoned/ wrecked his body chemistry.
sheshe2
(93,046 posts)RIP, Morgan.
paleotn
(20,649 posts)BaronChocula
(3,045 posts)Just. Won't. Die. Already!
Life isn't fair.
Been so long I cant remember my last visit. Late 90s maybe?
kimbutgar
(25,681 posts)delisen
(7,113 posts)Overpriced, ingestibles. Killing us softly.
Mosby
(18,827 posts)Stores will be perfect for burger king, Wendy's, taco bell, arbys, KFC, whataburger, in and out, rallys, jack in the box, five guys, shake shack, birdcall, raising cains.
We will be so much healthier.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,731 posts)That huge golden "M" has possibly done more to enrich Wall Street that any other corporate icon....
Daddy, daddy...........McDonalds!!!!!!!!!!
Jilly_in_VA
(12,547 posts)The only harder one for me to boycott would be Chick-fil-A.
Ziggysmom
(3,840 posts)French Fries with horseradish mayo. Made from fresh potatoes, they are 1000 times better than fast food.
Pacifist Patriot
(25,080 posts)Joinfortmill
(18,682 posts)Fries were addictive, though.
Martin68
(26,241 posts)boycotting McDonald's for decades. When I was in college, we boycotted Burger King because they were a major donor to Nixon's campaign.
Bev54
(12,692 posts)When they refused to use Canadian beef with a stupid statement that there was not enough beef in Canada to supply them. Total BS.
littlemissmartypants
(28,667 posts)I can't remember the last time I ate fast food. But I love to cook! Just reading recipes is my idea of a good time.
I wish The Peoples Union USA great success!
❤️
twodogsbarking
(14,667 posts)Seems like a lot of people older than 60 or younger than 20 working there. In past times people died younger so there were no McDonalds. No staff.
ImNotGod
(908 posts)I decided on a breakfast burrito. For a free meal it wasn't bad but didn't inspire me to eat there on my own.
DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)Each item has increased tremendously at McDonalds, but no one is mentioning "SHRINKFLATION" of ALL their food items.
If you consider everything being 2/3rds the former size, the new prices are considerably worse than what they claim are the prices.....
The Fast food chains are all battling for massive profits.........Much smaller versions for even higher prices. They just don't understand that they are pricing themselves out of business, with their main audience..............
Everyone who can afford their prices, should boycott them permanently..........Hit the wealthy republicans, who own most of the franchises, where it hurts.......they are already making much more due to the Republican's/Trumps tax cuts..........
People say Boycott the Corporations........If you boycotted the Corporations that put Trump/Republicans in control, you probably wouldn't be able to buy Anything......
The simplest definition of FASCISM, is the merging of Corporations and Government, and we are already there, folks.
I am waiting for Trump to rename the United States of America, to the United Corporations of America........
But at least try to quit utilizing the Corporations, like fast food, that you can do without.............
Mosby
(18,827 posts)Is their food worse that all the other fast food joints? No, in fact they have more healthy options that most of their competitors.
All the fast food places have jacked up prices.
None of them have union employees.
Ritabert
(1,429 posts)JoseBalow
(8,026 posts)That shit will kill you.
crim son
(27,548 posts)A coworker asked me to have lunch with him eight years ago. I agreed, and he wanted to eat at McDonald's. Before that, it had been closer to fifteen years since I ate there, out of desperation while on a road trip.
rogue emissary
(3,294 posts)CozyMystery
(665 posts)When I compared the taste of a hamburger I cooked at home with a bare McD's hamburger patty. McD's didn't taste like beef. Also, I realized if I put ketchup, onions, and pickles in their bun, it didn't taste much different than one with their "meat" in it.
Since then, I eat fast food maybe twice a year.