Category: fast-food workers

California to Vote on Fast-Food Workers’ Wage Hike in 2024 After Businesses Gather Over One Million Opposing Votes

January 25, 2023
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Californian citizens are set to vote on a proposal next year that seeks to improve the working conditions and raise wages of fast-food workers across the state, a measure that has attracted strong opposition from businesses in the sector. Assembly Bill (AB) 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act, proposed raising the minimum wages…

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California Restaurant Owners Collecting Signatures to Repeal Fast-Food Workers Law

November 21, 2022
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Fast-food restaurateurs are pushing back against a new California law aimed at establishing better pay and working conditions for thousands of workers across the state, saying it would cut jobs and raise consumer costs amid inflation. Known as Save Local Restaurants, the coalition of franchisors and small business owners launched a campaign in September to…

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