California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to raise minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour

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• return2ozma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  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.

  “This is for my ancestors. This is for all the farm workers, all the cotton-pickers. This is for them. We ride on their shoulders,” said Anneisha Williams, who works at a Jack in the Box restaurant in Southern California.

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  • Fredselfish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Is this immediately our over some 5 year period bullshit? Also I make 18.50 in fucking Oklahoma one cheapest states to live in and barely getting by. No way is 20 shit in California.

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    • LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s in the article:

      The $20 minimum wage is just a starting point. The law creates a fast food council that has the power to increase that wage each year through 2029 by 3.5% or the change in averages for the U.S. Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, whichever is lower.

      The raise takes effect on April 1

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    • CaptFeather@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I make about $46k which is $24/H. Even living an hour north of LA it doesn’t go very far.

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  • notatoad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is for all the farm workers, all the cotton-pickers

    But… she realizes it isn’t, right? It’s only for fast food workers. Farm workers specifically don’t get this increased minimum wage.

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    • pdxfed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      She’s referencing the history of labor struggle in CA dating back to Caesar Chavez, not talking about which industries the bill covers…

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• mawkishdave@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The sad part of this story is that still if far from enough to be able to afford to live in most of CA.

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  • pdxfed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yes, I know round numbers sound great but remember when the “fight for 15” was a rallying cry? Not even enough to house and feed someone in many cities.

    Next step for labor movement is to get away from hard target numbers; inflation and long implementation timelines erode the gains.

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