California: "Enjoy your pricey burger"
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Fast Food Law, Setting Stage for $22 Pay Next Year
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The law, known as the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, will establish a council of fast-food workers, employers and state representatives to consult on workplace standards and it bolsters discrimination and harassment protections, among other things, according to a statement from the governor’s office on Monday. The legislation gives “hardworking fast food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages and critical health and safety standards across the industry,’’ Newsom said.
Industry groups that opposed the bill includes the International Franchise Association, whose board includes executives from McDonald’s Corp., Wendy’s Co., and Papa John’s International Inc. “This bill is a fork in the eye to franchise owners and customers at a time when it hurts the most,” IFA Chief Executive Officer Matthew Haller said in a statement. Restaurant prices may increase by as much as 20% because of the changes, according to the IFA, citing research from UC Riverside.
A study by Harvard Kennedy School and UC San Francisco showed that wages for California’s fast-food workers hover around $16.21 an hour, or 85 cents on the dollar compared with other service sector workers in the state. AB 257 could raise wages as high as $22 an hour next year for chains with 100 or more locations across the US. It’s the first US law of its kind, leading the way for other states.
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@Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
Minority youths hurt most.
No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings.
I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation?
The Brad
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@Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
Minority youths hurt most.
No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings.
I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation?
@LuFins-Dad said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
@Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
Minority youths hurt most.
No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings.
I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation?
I was thinking in terms of entry level jobs, but you may well be right.
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@Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
Minority youths hurt most.
No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings.
I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation?
@LuFins-Dad said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
@Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
Minority youths hurt most.
No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings.
I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation?
Indeed about seniors.
And I think inflation is a combo of supply chain (COVID, now Ukraine), wages (COVID, now policies), and quite frankly...companies raising prices because they can (or have to, because of their own operating costs).
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@LuFins-Dad said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
@Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
Minority youths hurt most.
No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings.
I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation?
Indeed about seniors.
And I think inflation is a combo of supply chain (COVID, now Ukraine), wages (COVID, now policies), and quite frankly...companies raising prices because they can (or have to, because of their own operating costs).
@89th said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
@LuFins-Dad said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
@Jolly said in California: "Enjoy your pricey burger":
Minority youths hurt most.
No, seniors will hurt the most as wage inflation devours their savings.
I wonder if a study has been run to see how much of today’s inflation is due to the supply chain issues and how much to wage inflation?
Indeed about seniors.
And I think inflation is a combo of supply chain (COVID, now Ukraine), wages (COVID, now policies), and quite frankly...companies raising prices because they can (or have to, because of their own operating costs).
Wages are a huge part of the problem for companies operating costs…
