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{{Infobox McDonalds
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| name = McDonald's #77
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| country = United States
| opened = May 12, 1957
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| store_type = Freestanding
| ownership = [[2100 Lathrop, Inc. (Racine, Wisconsin)|2100 Lathrop, Inc.]]
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In the fall of 1977, employees at the restaurant filed a petition to join the [[Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders Local 322]] labor union, which would have made the restaurant the only unionized McDonald's location in the United States.<ref>Pfankuchen, David. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49847074/the-journal-times/ "Union aim: McDonald's on Lathrop"], [[Racine Journal Times]], September 11, 1977, page 1C.</ref> On November 19, 1977, 73 of the restaurant's 93 employees participated in a vote on union representation, with 65 voting to reject joining the union.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49841066/the-journal-times/ "Union loses at McDonald's"], [[Racine Journal Times]], November 21, 1977, page 1D.</ref>
The restaurant temporarily closed on January 14, 2007, to be demolished and replaced with a new building. Demolition of the building began on January 22, and the new restaurant was built within 90 days, opening in time for the location's 50th anniversary in May 2007.<ref>[https://journaltimes.com/local/business/the-bottom-line-west-racine-fills-former-grocery-other-vacancy/article_2c502158-1e5d-5315-a7e8-42762a1093c7.html "Local hamburger history"], [[Racine Journal Times]], January 22, 2007.</ref> In early May 2020, the restaurant was forced to temporarily close during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019-20_coronavirus_pandemic 2020 coronavirus pandemic] after an employee tested positive for the virus, but had reopened by May 5.<ref>Rogan, Adam. [https://journaltimes.com/news/local/two-racine-area-mcdonalds-closed-because-employees-had-coronavirus-one-of-them-has-already-reopened/article_a639994b-7990-50f4-b513-b4b7417eb8fe.html "Two Racine-area McDonald's closed because employees had coronavirus; one of them has already reopened"], [[Racine Journal Times]], May 5, 2020.</ref>
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