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WHO: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute WHEN: Today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Turner Senior Resource Center McDonald’s employees detail burns, job hazards Workers across the country campaign for unionization and $15 an hour pay NEW YORK (AP) — McDon- ald’s workers in 19 cities have filed complaints over burns from pop- ping grease, a lack of protective equipment and other workplace hazards, according to labor orga- nizers. The complaints are the latest move in an ongoing campaign to win pay of $15 an hour and union- ization for fast-food workers by publicly pressuring McDonald’s to come to the bargaining table. The push is being spearheaded by the Service Employees International Union and began more than two years ago. Already, it has included protests around the country and lawsuits alleging workers weren’t given their rightful pay. The burns and other haz- ards were detailed in complaints announced Monday and filed with U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in recent weeks. Workers cite a persistent lack of gloves for handling hot equipment and say they’ve been burned while cleaning grills that have to be kept on. One worker says he was told by a manager to, “put mayonnaise on it, you’ll be good.” The complaints also detail a lack of training for handling hot fryers and slipping on wet floors. A representative for the Labor Department, Laura McGinnis, confirmed the complaints were received by OSHA but said the agency does not discuss ongoing investigations. In a statement, McDonald’s Corp. said the company and its independent franchisees are committed to providing safe working conditions for employ- ees, and will review the allega- tions. “It is important to note that these complaints are part of a larger strategy orchestrated by activists targeting our brand and designed to generate media coverage,” Heidi Barker Sa Shekhem, a McDonald’s spokes- woman, said in the statement. The complaints extend a cen- tral theme of the “Fight for $15” campaign, which has been to hold McDonald’s accountable for working conditions at its franchised locations. That would ease the way for worker negotiations and union- ization across the company’s more than 14,000 U.S. res- taurants, the vast majority of which are run by franchisees. McDonald’s and other fast-food chains, including Burger King and Wendy’s, have said they’re not responsible for employment decisions at franchised restau- rants. The matter has reached the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, which said late last year that McDon- ald’s could be named as a joint employer in complaints by workers. Those complaints have yet to be heard, but whichever side loses is expected to appeal the decision. Kendall Fells, organizing director for Fight for $15, said the injuries at franchised and company-owned restaurants mostly came about because understaffing and employees being told to work too quickly — both of which he said were the result of a computer system that tracks sales and staffing met- rics. The computer system was also cited in lawsuits last year that allege “wage theft” by McDon- ald’s and its franchisees for the denial of breaks and overtime pay. That system has been key in the argument by labor groups that McDonald’s exerts enough control over franchised restau- rants to be considered a joint employer. European powers, Iran talk nuclear agreement Little progress made towards finding a solution to weapons problem BRUSSELS (AP) — European powers and Iran made little progress late Monday toward reaching an agreement to end the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program as an end-of- March deadline closes in. “We’re still making progress but there is a long way to go if we’re going to get there,” Brit- ish Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said, after talks in Brussels with his French, Ger- man and Iranian counterparts plus European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogh- erini. The talks were aimed at nar- rowing gaps in the positions between Iran and the world powers, as part of a 15 month negotiating process that could see Iran freeze its nuclear pro- gram for at least a decade in exchange for the gradual lifting of international sanctions. Iran says the program is aimed at generating electric- ity and at medical research, but many in the West fear the Islamic republic is trying to covertly build atomic weapons. “It’s always useful to talk but we, the French, want a solid deal,” said French Foreign Min- ister Laurent Fabius. “Certain points are yet to be resolved, we hope we will be able to resolve them but as long as it’s not done, it’s not done.” Mogherini, who is negotiat- ing with Iran on behalf of the world’s five nuclear powers and Germany, said that all sides were aware how important it is to seal a good deal and that it was not clear whether “a technical solution” to fill the remaining gaps can be found. “I see the elements for a deal to be reached but I still see the gaps that need to be filled,” she said. Ahead of the meeting, Ger- man Foreign Minister Frank- Walter Steinmeier urged his international partners and Iran to “seize this opportunity” of talks in Brussels and in Swit- zerland this week to finally clinch an elusive deal. The world powers and Iran have set an end-of-March deadline to reach a framework accord on the way ahead. Some officials have said persistent differences mean negotiators could settle for an announcement that they’ve made enough progress to jus- tify further talks. Senior officials from the world powers will continue negotiations with Iran in Lau- sanne, Switzerland on Wednes- day. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who represented Iran in Brussels, will also hold several days of discussions with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Switzer- land this week, as momentum builds in the nuclear negotia- tions. VIRGINIA MAYO/AP European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, second right, participates in a bi-lateral meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, in Brussels on Monday, March 16.