McDonald responded to an appeal by the activist group People’s Union USA to boycott restaurants for customers to boycott restaurants on rollbacks of previous DEI initiatives, among other criticisms.
Boycotts or “economic power outages” that are called by organizers are intended to be carried out between June 24th and 30th. The People’s Union USA has said McDonald is targeting some of the “fake Day promises,” founder John Schwartz has argued on social media.
“They practice day with meaningless, unchanged performances,” he wrote.
Schwartz also accused McDonald of exploiting tax loopholes and supporting politicians “threatening democracy.”
When Trump goes to NATO, DHS says we continue to raise the risks
On Tuesday, a MacDonald’s spokesman responded to a call from the People’s Union USA for “economic power outages.”
“As a brand that serves millions of people every day, McDonald’s has opened our doors for everyone, and our commitment to inclusion remains unshakable,” the company said.
McDonald also said the company “generates billions of federal, state and local taxes each year, and we will continue to pay equity shares.”
“We welcome honest dialogue with the communities we serve, but we are disappointed to see these misleading claims that distort our values and misrepresent our actions,” writes McDonald. “Our focus is on serving our customers and our community. We are here and ready to serve.”
Schwartz appeared to dismiss these concepts in a video posted Tuesday.
“This isn’t about fast food, it’s about the power of people,” Schwartz said. “This is sending a message to companies that think they can get away with price gouging, tax evacuation, inequality, businesses that pretend to support people.
McDonald says Israeli boycotts are hurting the business
McDonald rolled back some of its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in January, encouraging suppliers to either finish a program setting diversity goals between leadership, or to start diversity training, the Associated Press reported.
At the time, McDonald pointed out that it would “change the legal situation” after the Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the university failed to consider race during the hospitalization process.
Meanwhile, McDonald’s executive Jordan Nannn, at a personnel meeting in Chicago, insisted that inclusion efforts at McDonald’s weren’t changing “at the core” despite a backwards from Day’s initiative, Bloomberg reported.
In addition to McDonald’s, the People’s Union USA has sought to organize economic power outages against companies and brands such as Amazon, Walmart, Nestle and General Mills.
