Sources: KNTV
The number of people who have become ill in an "E. coli" outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers in the United States increases to 75. 2024-10-25
The U.S. Center for Disease Control announces that one person has died and at least 48 others have become ill in an "E. coli" outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder beef sandwiches in ten western and midwest states with the first case confirmed on 27 September. 2024-10-22
McDonald's profits fall by 46% and its revenue falls by 3% in Q2 2022 following the company's exit from Russia. 2022-07-27
McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook is fired for having a relationship with an employee. Current company president Chris Kempczinski immediately assumes his position. 2019-11-3
Workers at two British McDonald's restaurants overwhelmingly vote to authorize a strike over working conditions and the use of zero-hour contracts, which would be the first such labor action against the fast-food chain in the U.K. 2017-08-18
The Obama Administration, through its appointment of a majority of board members on the Democratic-controlled U.S. National Labor Relations Board's 3–2 ruling in the Browning-Ferris case uses an expanded definition of joint employer when determining if a parent company shares responsibility for workers hired by a subcontractor or franchisee. The Republican-controlled US Congress responded to arguments from businesses such as the International Franchise Association by adding another NLRB-related rider to the budget to block implementation of this latest ruling. Browning-Ferris can appeal the decision to a federal appeals court. The ruling could affect current unionization and pay efforts at McDonald's franchises. 2015-08-27
Two members of the protest band Pussy Riot are left with chemical burns and head injuries after being attacked by a group of people in a McDonald's. 2014-03-6
McDonald's announces that it will open its first outlet in Viet Nam early next year, which will be in Ho Chi Minh City, and will be operated by Henry Nguyen, a Vietnamese businessman and the son-in-law of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. 2013-07-16
McDonald's attempted to pressure the U.S. government to stall the implementation of the Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement until El Salvador appointed "neutral judges" in a $24million lawsuit against the company in 2006. 2010-12-22
3 people are killed in shooting at a McDonald's restaurant in Finland. 2010-07-6