On Monday, California’s State Senate passed a bill to generate a council to set wages and working conditions for the fast-food industry after furious lobbying from unions and the industry.
Kate Andrias, a labor law expert at Columbia University, told The Times’s Noam Scheiber, “It’s one of the most significant pieces of state employment legislation that’s passed in a long time.” The bill would set up a 10-member council, including representatives for workers and employers. It could set industry-wide minimum wages in the state at up to $22 an hour next year, far exceeding the statewide minimum wage of $15.50.
The legislation is not law yet; Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign it.
Click here to read more
Get Newt’s Latest Book:
Latest News:
- Newt’s World – Episode 868: Founding Fathers – Thomas Jefferson
- Democrats’ Attacks on ICE, Echoing Desegregation Era and Nullification Crisis, Undermine Rule of Law
- Newt’s World – Episode 867: Founding Fathers – Thomas Paine
- Why Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Matters
- Newt’s World – Episode 866: Founding Fathers – John Hancock
