It’s disgusting: more than a dozen Tim Hortons franchises all over Ontario are cutting workers’ paid breaks and benefits because of the recent minimum wage increase. This gross display of corporate greed has been condemned verbally by Restaurant Brands International, the parent company that owns Tim Hortons -- and yet nothing has actually changed for workers.

Tim Hortons workers, just like all minimum wage workers, deserved this wage increase (and more). But their hard-earned wage increase shouldn't come at the price of losing their paid breaks and benefits. Corporate executives can't pass the buck onto employees without us fighting back. 

Daniel Schwartz, CEO of Restaurant Brands International, has the power to implement regulations for Tim Hortons franchises that prevent the greedy, bullying tactics seen in Ontario. But RBI won't respond as long as it feels it can get away with empty PR moves. 

Will you please join me in signing the petition to tell Tim Hortons’ parent company RBI to protect minimum wage franchise workers in Ontario?

Restaurant Brands International is a $13-billion dollar fast food conglomerate that owns Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeye’s. It is majority-owned by a Brazilian multinational investment fund that has pushed the company to reap more profits out by slashing costs and squeezing workers. Last year, RBI's CEO earned $6.1 million dollars. 

Right now, RBI is refusing to help absorb any of the cost of the minimum wage increase -- and passing the buck into franchises and workers. Bu these numbers tell you everything you need to know: RBI can afford to treat workers better. 

That's where we come in. We are Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeye's customers, workers and shareholders -- and the company needs us. If we make a huge outcry now, we can pressure Restaurant Brands International to start making real change that will protect the minimum wage workers at Tim Hortons franchises.

Will you please join me in signing the petition to tell Tim Hortons’ parent company RBI to protect minimum wage franchise workers in Ontario?

SumOfUs has taken on Tim Hortons before and won. Thanks to more than 80,000 caring members like you, Tim Hortons committed to sustainably source its palm oil, preventing wide-scale deforestation of precious rainforests. Together, we pressured Tim Hortons to stop using gestation crates -- cruel crates for pregnant pigs -- in its supply chain. Together, we can force Tim Hortons and RBI to protect workers. 

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