#  Not Lovin’ It

     Details    Jim Hightower   ![logo](https://www.citywatchla.com//templates/ja_teline_v/images/logo.png)         January 29 2015       [ARCHIVE](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive)   - [  Previous Article **Auschwitz Survivors … 70 Years Later (Video Report)** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8334:auschwitz-survivors-70-years-later-video-report&catid=16)
- [  Next Article **Black Lives Really DO Matter … No Matter Who's Advocating For Them** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8336:black-lives-really-do-matter-no-matter-whose-advocating-for-them&catid=16)

  ###### Typography

- [](# "Smaller Font")  ****Smaller** **Small** **Medium** **Big** **Bigger****  [](# "Bigger Font")
- [](# "Previous Font Style")  ****Default** **Helvetica** **Segoe** **Georgia** **Times****  [](# "Next Font Style")

- [ Reading Mode](# "Reading Mode")

> <a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_print"></a>[](https://www.addtoany.com/share)
>
> ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Jan-2015/09o.png)MAC CRISIS-McDonald’s is scrambling, and I’m not talking about eggs.
>
> Your know your business has what image consultants call “quality perception issues” when your public relations team is fielding such questions as: “[Does McDonald’s beef contain worms?](http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/your_questions/our_food/does-mcdonalds-beef-contain-worms.html)”
>
> Thornier yet for the world’s largest burger machine is its boneheaded response to the remarkable, ongoing rebellion by fast food workers demanding a $15-an-hour wage and the freedom to unionize without corporate retaliation.
>
> McDonald’s responded by — guess what? — retaliating.
>
> Its McManagers illegally reduced the hours (and therefore the pay) of hundreds of those who joined the “Fight For 15″ campaign. Many also spied on workers, interrogated and threatened them, and imposed restrictions on their freedom even to talk about unions or working conditions.
>
> The corporation now [faces upwards of 100 federal charges](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/business/mcdonalds-is-charged-with-punishing-workers.html?_r=0) of labor law violations — as well as rising customer anger over its ham-handed tactics. Naturally, McDonald’s responded by apologizing and raising wages.
>
> Ha! Just kidding.
>
> Instead, it’s running a new series of TV ads that, astonishingly, tries to tap into people’s emotions about [such tragic events as 9/11](http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-slammed-for-invoking-911-2015-1), as well as linking its logo to people’s positive feelings about veterans, birthdays, and even “love.”
>
> Mickey D’s corporate marketing director Deborah Wahl explains that the ads are all about the Golden Arches shining brightly in every community, being with us through the good and the bad.
>
> As [she puts it](http://fortune.com/2015/01/02/mcdonalds-lovin-advertising/), “Who better to stand up for lovin’ than McDonald’s?”
>
> Huh? She should ask protesting workers about the “love” they’re getting from McDonald’s.
>
> Oh, to be fair, the bosses did make one change for workers. They got [new uniforms](http://news.mcdonalds.com/US/news-stories/McDonald-s-USA-Announces-New-Brand-Vision).
>
> That’s not just boneheaded. It’s pathetic.
>
> ***(Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of the book, Swim Against The Current: Even A Dead Fish Can Go With The Flow, Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks. This column was provided CityWatch by [OtherWords.org ](http://OtherWords.org%20).***
>
> ***-cw***
>
> {module \[1177\]}
>
> CityWatch
>
> Vol 13 Issue 9
>
> Pub: Jan 30, 2015

  - [  Previous Article **Auschwitz Survivors … 70 Years Later (Video Report)** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8334:auschwitz-survivors-70-years-later-video-report&catid=16)
- [  Next Article **Black Lives Really DO Matter … No Matter Who's Advocating For Them** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8336:black-lives-really-do-matter-no-matter-whose-advocating-for-them&catid=16)
<div data-id="1" 
	class="eb-inst eb-hide eb-emailform eb-1 eboxContentLocker"
	data-options='{"trigger":"onPageLoad","trigger_selector":"","delay":3000,"early_trigger":true,"scroll_depth":"percentage","scroll_depth_value":80,"firing_frequency":1,"reverse_scroll_close":true,"threshold":0,"close_out_viewport":false,"exit_timer":1000,"idle_time":10000,"close_on_esc":false,"animation_open":"slideInDown","animation_close":"fadeOutDown","animation_duration":400,"disable_page_scroll":true,"test_mode":false,"debug":false,"ga_tracking":true,"ga_tracking_id":"G-P16BQ7X1SW","ga_tracking_event_category":"EngageBox","ga_tracking_event_label":"Box #1 - Global Email Signup Form","auto_focus":false}'
	data-type='popup'
	>

	<button type="button" data-ebox-cmd="close" class="eb-close placement-outside" aria-label="Close">
	<img alt="close popup button" />
	<span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
</button>
	<div class="eb-dialog eb-formVer" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" id="dialog1" aria-label="dialog1">
		
		<button type="button" data-ebox-cmd="close" class="eb-close placement-inside" aria-label="Close">
	<img alt="close popup button" />
	<span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
</button>	
		<div class="eb-container">
						<div class="eb-content">
				
<form action="https://citywatchla.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=34d69f33624fd058ee9b56516&amp;id=4bfa422f51&amp;f_id=00d6c2e1f0" class="eb" method="post" id="mcform-1" name="mcform-1" target="_blank">
			<div class="eb-form-header"><p><img src="/images/2023/06/be-a-city-watcher.png" alt="be a city watcher" width="350" height="97" loading="lazy" data-path="local-images:/2023/06/be-a-city-watcher.png"></p>
<p>Sign up to receive our special e-news blasts on Monday and Thursday evenings!</p></div>
	
					<div class="eb-field-row">

			
			
			
			<input class="eb-input" type="email" name="EMAIL"  placeholder="Email address"  id="EMAIL" value="" required>

			
		</div>
										
	<div class="eb-footer">
    	<button class="eb-btn" type="submit" name="subscribe" style="background-color:rgba(93, 183, 93, 1);color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 1)">
    		Sign up    	</button>
    </div>
</form>			</div>
		</div>
	</div>	
</div>
<div data-id="3" 
	class="eb-inst eb-hide eb-yesno eb-3 "
	data-options='{"trigger":"onScrollDepth","trigger_selector":"","delay":0,"early_trigger":false,"scroll_depth":"percentage","scroll_depth_value":80,"firing_frequency":2,"reverse_scroll_close":false,"threshold":0,"close_out_viewport":false,"exit_timer":1000,"idle_time":1000,"close_on_esc":false,"animation_open":"fadeInUp","animation_close":"fadeOut","animation_duration":300,"disable_page_scroll":false,"test_mode":false,"debug":false,"ga_tracking":true,"ga_tracking_id":"G-P16BQ7X1SW","ga_tracking_event_category":"EngageBox","ga_tracking_event_label":"Box #3 - Yes \/ No Donation Popup Box","auto_focus":false}'
	data-type='popup'
	>

	<button type="button" data-ebox-cmd="close" class="eb-close placement-outside" aria-label="Close">
	<img alt="close popup button" />
	<span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
</button>
	<div class="eb-dialog " role="dialog" aria-modal="true" id="dialog3" aria-label="dialog3">
		
		<button type="button" data-ebox-cmd="close" class="eb-close placement-inside" aria-label="Close">
	<img alt="close popup button" />
	<span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
</button>	
		<div class="eb-container">
						<div class="eb-content">
				
<div class="ebox-yes-no">
	<div class="ebox-yn-text">
		
		
		<div class="ebox-yn-headline" style="font-size:22px;color:#888888">
			<p>If you only give once a month, would you consider giving to CityWatch?</p>
<p>Your support fuels our mission to promote and facilitate civic engagement and neighborhood empowerment, and to hold area government and its politicians accountable.</p>
<p>Would you like to help? Even if you can only give $5, it will make a difference.</p>		</div>
			</div>
	
	<div class="ebox-ys-buttons" style="font-size: 16px;">
		
<a
					data-ebox-prevent="0"
		data-ebox-cmd="close"
				target="_self"
		href="https://www.citywatchla.com/donate"
		rel="noopener"
	
	
	
	
	class="ebox-ys-btn"
	style="background-color:#2ec664;color:#ffffff;min-width:100px">
	Yes
	</a>
<a
	
	
			data-ebox-cmd="close"
		href="#"
	
	
	class="ebox-ys-btn"
	style="background-color:#ef2345;color:#ffffff;min-width:100px">
	Not Right Now
	</a>	</div>

	</div>			</div>
		</div>
	</div>	
</div>