CALIFORNIA FAST-FOOD WORKERS ARE RISING UP

California cooks, cashiers and baristas have been organizing, striking and fighting to better the fast-food industry for a decade.  In 2016 fast-food workers made California the first state in the nation to adopt a $15/hour minimum wage.  In 2023, they made history again when Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1228 into law.

This landmark law gives workers a seat at the table to develop better standards around wages, working hours and workplace conditions. And, it gives California’s 557,000 fast food a raise to at least $20/hour in April 2024.

Our fight doesn’t end here. Every day, fast-food workers continue to face hazards at work. They need additional protections to keep them safe and ensure their jobs are sustainable.

The Fast Food Council guarantees California fast-food workers the ability to shape industry-wide workplace standards and gives them the power to hold corporations accountable for sticking to those standards.

88% of California fast-food workers do not know their rights on the job.

 

That’s why fast-food workers are building on this statewide victory and tackling issues at the local level.  Through local ordinances, workers in these major cities can further stabilize fast-food work by winning crucial protections needed to protect their rights at work, make fast food workplaces safer places for workers and customers alike, and make fast food restaurants fairer places to work.

City lawmakers are joining cooks, cashiers and baristas to make fast-food work, fair work for thousands of workers and their families.

What does the Fast Food Council do?

 

Gives Workers a Seat at the Table

Create a statewide Fast-Food Council, which would include worker, government and industry representatives, to set minimum health, safety and employment standards across the California fast food industry

Good for Business,
Good for California

Ensure that franchisees can provide good jobs with benefits without being undercut by corporate franchisors