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.

  • @PunnyName
    47•8 months ago

    Hopefully this will cause a push to higher wages across the board. California is expensive to live in, and $20 / hr is reasonable, but difficult, to live on.

      • @PunnyName
        2•8 months ago

        Bullshit. I live in Los Angeles. Good luck getting $20+ / hr anywhere.

        • @[email protected]
          1•8 months ago

          Bay area SF SJ area 20 is basicallt the nee minimum, lots of security jobs pay 22-25 for no experience

          • @PunnyName
            2•8 months ago

            And the minimum wage in that area should be at least $30-40+ to live there.