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SEIU Researchers Admit $20 Wage Law Caused Fast Food Job Losses

February 26, 2025 7:16 amFebruary 26, 2025 9:15 pm

Last week the Globe reported on a new study by the Berkeley Research Group admitting 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...

California Minimum Wage Madness

January 3, 2025 10:54 amJanuary 3, 2025 10:54 am

“Countries with minimum wage laws almost invariably have higher rates of unemployment than countries without minimum wage laws,” Economist Thomas Sowell explained in 2013. “As for being ‘compassionate’ toward ‘the poor,’ this assumes that there is some enduring class of...

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,...

‘Jobs are Down and Workers are Suffering’ While Gov. Newsom Touts Job Increases

December 11, 2024 2:14 pmDecember 12, 2024 7:59 am

Well, it was only a matter of time. The Globe heard from the Governor’s Deputy Director for Rapid Response, Brandon Richards (He/Him), telling us we need to retract our articles on fast food job losses following Gov. Gavin Newsom signing...

Gov. Newsom Exposed for Gaslighting on California’s Fast Food Industry Job Loss

December 6, 2024 9:17 amDecember 6, 2024 9:17 am

Since the passage of AB 1228 in September 2023, California’s privately-owned fast food restaurants have lost -6,166 jobs. Over the same period the previous year, prior to passage of AB 1228 (September 2022 through June 2023), California gained 17,528 private...

New Federal Report: California Has Lost Well Over 6,000 Fast Food Jobs Since Sept. 2023

December 5, 2024 12:40 pmDecember 5, 2024 12:41 pm

New quarterly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released on Thursday found that California has lost 6,166 total fast food jobs since the AB 1228 fast food minimum wage law went into effect in April, confirming once again...

Voters Hand Gov. Newsom First Statewide Minimum Wage Ballot Failure in California History

November 20, 2024 2:58 amNovember 20, 2024 2:59 am

The failure of Proposition 32 marks the first time in California history that a statewide minimum wage ballot measure has failed. Proposition 32 would have increased the state minimum wage to $18 per hour. This is huge. California voters said...