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.

  • @canthidiumEnglish
    21•1 year ago

    That’s the thing people always miss. It’s not that the fast food workers getting $20 is high, it’s that every profession should be getting paid more. Wages across the board are stagnant.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      …unless you’re a CEO. Wages, especially minimum, have been stagnant to declining for decades, meanwhile CEO and c-level pay is up like 900x. Whatever this raise costs in aggregate, I will nearly guarantee you can probably look to increase in compensation package for like 10 people in CA at most who are getting the same amount next year.

      • @canthidiumEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Yes, I should have more clear. I was speaking specifically about the workers, not executives.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•1 year ago

          oh yeah, that’s not a clapback, just furthering your point that if you think the problem is the guy who still probably can barely pay their rent, you’re woefully ignorant.

          • @canthidiumEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            Oh yes, very much agreed. It’s infuriating.