Webmcdonald’s, hoping to add 10,000 new employees in the next three months, said it would increase hourly wages for current employees by an average of 10 percent. Webmcdonald's wage increases only impacts employees at its corporate stores, or roughly 36,500 workers, but operators may be pressured to hike their hourly pay as. Locations, a move that helps. Webmcdonald's workers recently announced plans to strike in 15 cities on may 19, demanding that employees make a minimum of $15 per hour. Webmcdonald’s has been a prime target for activists pressing lawmakers to double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. In a series of tweets, activist group.