Paid leave must be available to all working people, not just those already at the top. Tell Yum Brands and CEO Greg Creed to do the right thing and make sure everyone working for the fast-food chain has paid parental leave. Sign our petition now.
Last week, Yum Brands—the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut—announced a new policy providing 18 weeks of paid leave to new mothers and eight weeks of paid leave to new fathers.
It’s awesome news for the folks who work at the chain’s corporate headquarters. But Yum Brands deliberately excluded the hundreds of thousands of employees who make the fast-food conglomerate successful. We can’t stomach the news that the corporation left the people who serve their tacos, fry their chicken, and bake their pizzas behind.
Connie, a mom of three who has worked at a combination KFC / Taco Bell in Miami for five years, said:
“I’m glad Yum is taking the right steps towards working mothers in the corporate offices but why is the company excluding those of us working in the kitchen from these great benefits? They should have more consideration for those of who break our backs everyday doing manual kitchen labor and are already paid less.”
Paid time off to take care of a newborn or adopted child shouldn’t just be a corporate perk. By leaving the people who work in his restaurants out of the policy, Yum Brands CEO Greg Creed is hurting those who need it the most. More than a quarter of men and women working in fast food are parents, and most struggle to make ends meet. Right now, too many people working for fast-food giants have to choose between their jobs and their families when a baby is born. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Paid leave isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity. Will you add your name to make sure Yum Brands hears our demand?
In promoting the new generous leave policy for corporate staff, Yum’s HR director said “It sends a message of trust that we value them so much.” What’s the message the fast-food chain sent to hundreds of thousands of men and women who weren’t covered by the family-friendly policy?
For years, working people at Yum and across the fast-food industry have come together to demand a fair return on their work and workplaces that value families. To date, Yum has refused to give an inch and even fought hard against city and state proposals for universal paid sick and family leave. That’s why we’re calling on Creed, who makes more in a day than many of his employees make in a year, to offer the same benefits across the board.
Paid leave must be available to all working people, not just those already at the top. Join us and tell Yum Brands to do the right thing and make sure everyone working across the fast-food chain has paid parental leave.
In Solidarity,
Ethan
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