California Food Wage

Workforce

Labor airs its next set of demands from California's Fast Food Council

The newly formed California Fast Food Workers Union is already looking to raise the $20-an-hour minimum wage that takes effect April 1.

Workforce

Members of California's new fast-food wage-setting body are named

Unions will have a large presence on the nine-member Fast Food Council, which will be chaired by a career Senate staff member.

The nation’s largest restaurant economy is about to raise hourly pay for limited-service restaurant workers by 25%. Price hikes are on their way. But will high prices drive diners away?

Backed by the deep-pocketed SEIU, the California Fast Food Workers Union aims to organize quick-service workers across brands. It will likely be the source of two members of the state's new wage-setting Fast Food Council.

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