McDonalds is still paying its 62,000 workers in Russia.

[Cattledog]

Making closing their stores meaningless.

[SheltieLover]

1. Did mcdonalds tell them why they are closed?

Guessing not.

[Wingus Dingus]

2. Is it possible they're following Russian labor laws?

[SheltieLover]

4. Could be wrong here

But guessing russia does not have any worker protections, especially for closings due to war.

[DURHAM D]

3. Do you have a link for this?

It was reported on tv that almost all of these stores are not company businesses (owned by McDonalds). They are franchises.

[Cattledog]

5. NBC Nightly News.

[rsdsharp]

9. That's my thought. In the states, McDonalds workers

get their paychecks from the franchisee. One of the major ones in my area is Raccoon Valley Partners, which has 14 stores in the Des Moines area.

[ZonkerHarris]

6. Sure. Rubles are free right now.

[captain queeg]

7. I'm not against Russian workers getting paid. Surprised McD is doing so

They aren’t high rollers, just getting by like those in the US. I don’t know if they are privately owned like many here, but I’m more interested in seeing the oligarchs suffer. Just like the US there are many rich and many struggling. We probably have a larger middle class here.

[NYC Liberal]

8. How does that make it meaningless?

It helps the workers, who are certainly not responsible for Putin’s war, and if they aren’t selling anything then that means it’s pure loss.

[iemanja]

10. +1