When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in the state will have among the highest minimum wages in the country.

California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in the state will have among the highest minimum wages in the country, according to data compiled by the University of California-Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. The state’s minimum wage for all other workers is at $15.50 per hour and is already among the highest in the nation.

Newsom’s signature on Thursday reflects the power and influence of labor unions in the nation’s most populous state, which have worked to organize fast food workers in an attempt to improve their wages and working conditions.

  • Tsavo43@lemmy.world
    1540·
    1 year ago

    I hate to burst everyone’s bubble but all this is going to do is speed up fully automated restaurants.

    https://www.newsweek.com/first-ever-mcdonalds-served-robots-texas-1769116

    • Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works
      332·
      1 year ago

      Oh right because this was the only thing keeping businesses from switching to zero wage robots. No companies were already planning on doing this, but now that employees get a livable wage, all bets are off.

      • ZzyzxRoad@lemm.ee
        28·
        1 year ago

        I might just be really cynical but that may be why they even agreed to this in the first place.