Seriously, Tim Hortons?
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Tim Hortons franchises just started cutting paid breaks and benefits to its employees after a minimum wage increase in Ontario.
It’s time to tell Tim Hortons' parent company to protect its workers from these bullying tactics.
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It’s disgusting: more than a dozen Tim Hortons franchises all over Ontario are cutting workers’ paid breaks and benefits because of the recent minimum wage increase. This gross display of corporate greed has been condemned verbally by Restaurant Brands International, the parent company that owns Tim Hortons -- and yet nothing has actually changed for workers.
Tim Hortons workers, just like all minimum wage workers, deserved this wage increase... (and more). But their hard-earned wage increase shouldn't come at the price of losing their paid breaks and benefits. Corporate executives can't pass the buck onto employees without us fighting back.
Daniel Schwartz, CEO of Restaurant Brands International, has the power to implement regulations for Tim Hortons franchises that prevent the greedy, bullying tactics seen in Ontario. But RBI won't respond as long as it feels it can get away with empty PR moves.
Restaurant Brands International is a $13-billion dollar fast food conglomerate that owns Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeye’s. It is majority-owned by a Brazilian multinational investment fund that has pushed the company to reap more profits out by slashing costs and squeezing workers. Last year, RBI's CEO earned $6.1 million dollars.
Right now, RBI is refusing to help absorb any of the cost of the minimum wage increase -- and passing the buck into franchises and workers. Bu these numbers tell you everything you need to know: RBI can afford to treat workers better.
That's where we come in. We are Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeye's customers, workers and shareholders -- and the company needs us. If we make a huge outcry now, we can pressure Restaurant Brands International to start making real change that will protect the minimum wage workers at Tim Hortons franchises.
SumOfUs has taken on Tim Hortons before and won. Thanks to more than 80,000 caring members like you, Tim Hortons committed to sustainably source its palm oil, preventing wide-scale deforestation of precious rainforests. Together, we pressured Tim Hortons to stop using gestation crates -- cruel crates for pregnant pigs -- in its supply chain. Together, we can force Tim Hortons and its parent company to protect workers.
Thanks for all that you do,
Emma, Amelia and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
Multiple Tim Hortons franchises, other businesses cut pay, benefits, citing minimum wage hike CBC, 5 January 2018
Tim Hortons lashes out at 'rogue' franchisees as employees lose even more perks CBC, 5 January 2018
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