McDonald's workers making $8.25 an hour are being told to apply for food stamps and Medicaid, according to The Huffington Post.
At least that's what a former McDonald's employee and now activist was told when she called the fast-food restaurant's "McResource Line," which is designed to help McDonald's workers who need help with issues like health and child care.
"You can ask about things like food pantries. Are you on SNAP? SNAP is Supplemental Nutritional Assistance (Program), food stamps. You would most likely be eligible for SNAP benefits," a McResource representative said to Nancy Salgado, 27, according to The Huffington Post. "Did you try and get on Medicaid? Medicaid is a federal program. It's health coverage for low income or no income adults -- and children."
Salgado had worked at Chicago McDonald's for the last 10 years making $8.25 an hour as a cashier.
In early October, Salgado was arrested for "pressing McDonald's President Jeff Stratton" for an increase in wages, according to police.
"Do you think this is fair that I have to be making $8.25 when I've been working at McDonald's for 10 years?" Salgado said during the confrontation.
The audio of Salgado's call to the McResource Line was posted on YouTube earlier this week by advocy group Low Pay Is Not OK, and has since gone viral.
McDonald's feels that the video released to the public has been edited and is "not an accurate portrayal" of its resource line.
"The McResource line is intended to be a free, confidential service to help employees and their families get answers to a variety of questions or provide resources on a variety of topics including housing, child care, transportation, grief, elder care, education and more," Lisa McComb, McDonald's' director of U.S. media relations, told The Huffington Post.
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