Organizers say the cooks, cashiers and other workers were told to wear face masks made out of unused dog diapers or use coffee filters to make masks when they ran out of masks handed out by management. The workers also were told the restaurant would be completely shut on Monday, but people were still working that day. Last month, McDonald’s workers held a car protest in Hayward demanding hazard pay and more coronavirus safeguards. The protests in early April were inspired in part by similar protests in Los Angeles at that time when a worker tested positive for the virus. AdvertisementIn San Francisco, McDonald’s workers filed a complaint with the city’s health department after mangers similarly told workers to use coffee filters as masks.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 26, 2020 21:22 UTC