SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Most fast food workers in California would get a $20 minimum wage next year — a nearly $5 per hour raise — under a deal announced Monday between labor unions and the industry that will avoid a costly referendum on the November 2024 ballot.
“A lot of us have to have two jobs to make ends meet, this will give us some breathing space,” said Vilorio, who also works as a nanny. on the law in the November 2024 election. That meant the law would be on hold until voters could decide whether to overturn it. The Fast Food Council created in the original legislation would still exist, but it would only have the authority to set wages, not workplace standards. The council could make recommendations about workplace standards to various state agencies.