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California Unions and Fast Food Companies Compromise On $20 Minimum Wage

September 12, 2023 2:45 amSeptember 12, 2023 6:20 am

Fast food companies and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reached an agreement on Monday for a $20 fast food minimum wage that local governments could not increase until the agreement ends at the end of the decade. For the...

Secretary Of State Announces Fast Food Regulation Initiative Qualifies for Ballot

January 25, 2023 12:17 pmJanuary 26, 2023 1:21 pm

Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced on Tuesday that a referendum will be held in November 2024 against AB 257, also known as the FAST Act, a law that was passed last year to create new labor union style of...

Restaurant Groups Submit Over 1 Million Signatures For Fast Food Labor Referendum

December 6, 2022 2:30 amDecember 5, 2022 8:59 pm

A group of restaurants and restaurant trade groups submitted over 1 million signatures to the California Secretary of State’s office on Monday, likely enough to place a measure on the ballot over the fate of AB 257, a bill to...

California’s Unions Are Misusing Their Power

September 20, 2022 2:54 amSeptember 20, 2022 7:34 am

If you go to the “what we do” page of the California Labor Federation, the lead paragraph starts with this sentence: “The California Labor Federation is dedicated to promoting and defending the interests of working people and their families for...

AB 257 or Reversal: Fast Food Workers Weigh in on the New Fast Food Council Law

September 8, 2022 7:08 pm

Following a tumultuous week for the fast food industry in California, many fast food workers tell the Globe what they really want. The AB 257 law, authored by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Los Angeles), was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom...

Restaurants File for Referendum to Stop California’s New Fast Food Worker Law

September 8, 2022 2:16 amSeptember 9, 2022 6:37 am

A coalition of restaurant owners began the first steps toward blocking the recently signed AB 257 law on Wednesday, California’s new fast food worker law, by filing a referendum request with the California Attorney General. The AB 257 law, authored...

Governor Newsom Signed AB 257 – What Is the Fast Food Council?

September 6, 2022 6:21 amSeptember 6, 2022 6:26 am

On September 5, Labor Day, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 257. AB 257 is jointly authored by Assembly Members Chris Holden, Wendy Carrillo, Evan Low, and Luz Rivas. The bill also has eight co-authors from the two houses. AB...