California Business and Industrial Alliance

California’s $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage: Job Losses, Higher Food Prices, Increased Automation

February 19, 2025 11:46 amFebruary 19, 2025 11:53 am

A new study released today by the Berkeley Research Group proves that California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers has led to job losses, higher food prices, and increased automation in the industry. The BRG study found, “California’s fast-food restaurants...

The Governor’s Lie That Won’t Die

December 17, 2024 6:19 amDecember 17, 2024 6:19 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is grasping at straws. Without question, new quarterly government (QCEW) data shows that California has lost thousands of jobs since the Governor’s $20 fast food minimum wage law was signed into law. The data doesn’t lie,...

Gov. Newsom’s Office Continues to Fib About Fast Food Job Losses – Claims Job Gains

August 20, 2024 11:27 amAugust 21, 2024 4:23 pm

The Globe received another of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s PR flaks’ gloating emails still claiming that fast food jobs are up in California – even with the $20 per hour wage going into effect April 2024. In June, the Globe reported...

NLRB Drops Joint Employer Rule: Blow to Big Labor

July 19, 2024 2:33 pmJuly 19, 2024 2:33 pm

In a “big win” for common sense, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that its new “joint employer” was unconstitutional. If left standing, the rule would have drastically changed the rules...

Gov. Newsom’s ‘Mischaracterized’ Fast Food Job Statistics – Good Enough for Government Work?

June 28, 2024 11:05 amJune 29, 2024 11:16 am

Earlier in June, the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and...

Governor’s Office Gets Snarky With the Globe Over 10,000 Fast Food Jobs Lost

June 10, 2024 11:02 amJune 10, 2024 11:02 am

Last week the Globe reported that California has lost just under 10,000 fast food jobs since the new $20 minimum wage for fast food employees was first signed into law late last year, according to the California Business and Industrial...

Californians Are Asking, Where’s the Beef?!

June 7, 2024 3:30 pmJune 7, 2024 3:30 pm

Americans – not just the rich ones – used to be able to afford to eat steak every now and then. America is becoming a place where most people can’t afford to buy a hamburger – or a burrito –...