. Chipotle, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, In-N-Out Burger and KFC-owner Yum! Brands each donated $1 million to Save Local Restaurants, a coalition opposing the law. Other top fast-food companies, business groups, franchise owners, and many small restaurants also have criticized the legislation and spent millions of dollars opposing it. The measure, known as the FAST Act, was signed last year by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and was set to go into effect on January 1.
They argue that success in California may lead other labor-friendly cities and states to adopt similar councils regulating fast-food and other service industries. Less than 4% of restaurant workers nationwide are unionized. Labor law in the United States is structured around unions that organize and bargain at an individual store or plant. This makes it nearly impossible to organize workers at fast-food and retail chains with thousands of stores.
$22/hr to ask if you want fries with that AND fuck up your order in the drive thru? I think not.
Fast-food employment is not a career, there is no such thing as 'living wage'. It's a steppingstone, entry-level position that provides experience and skill to the next higher-paying job. Ideal for teenagers first entering the workforce and retirees, those exiting.
Let me get this straight... they'll spend millions and millions to stop having to spend millions on their own workers is that right?