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Posts Tagged ‘McDonald’s’

McDonald’s offers kids a free breakfast for the start of school

By Erika Alvero | September 17, 2015
The Telegraph Avenue McDonald's opens to serve breakfast in the early morning. Photo by Erika Alvero.

McDonald’s free back-to-school breakfast promotion feeds into the conversation around healthy nutritional choices for children in Oakland.

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Hundreds of workers rally across the East Bay for the “Fight for $15”

By Bonnie Chan | April 16, 2015 | 2

Fast food and low-wage workers in Oakland, Richmond and Berkeley joined a workers’ strike dubbed “Fight for $15” on Wednesday, continuing a two-year-long campaign that calls on fast food chains to institute a $15 minimum wage and the right for workers to unionize without reprisal.

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Using rap and music videos, youth fight fast food addiction

By Pallavi Somusetty | September 17, 2014 | 1
Alexis Johnson, aka L.D.D.B., raps about food justice. Photo courtesy of Muse Video.

Young artists, including rapper Alexis Johnson, create a music video warning fellow youth about the health dangers of fast food.

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Customers weigh in on menu calorie counts at Oakland McDonald’s

By Debora Silva | September 27, 2012 | 4
McDonald's menu

McDonald’s started posting calorie information on its menus at restaurants and drive-thrus around the country. In California, this practice began in January 2011.

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