Employees at a California McDonald's went on strike after they were allegedly told to use dog diapers for masks as a coronavirus outbreak rocked the store, a claim McDonald's flatly denies.
The workers at the store in Oakland are asking for a two-week paid quarantine, effective personal protective equipment, and the restaurant to be cleaned after at least four employees and their family members contracted COVID-19. The group didn’t report to work on Tuesday, according to the Mercury News. The strikers claimed that after the fast-food chain ran out of masks, they were told to use dog diapers or craft makeshift masks from coffee filters.
One of the employees, Delia Vargas, expressed frustration with the way the company handled the pandemic and has treated workers at the store.
