California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that will set a fast food industry-standard hourly wage up to $22 and create a 10-person council to advocate for better wages and working conditions, a measure that labour leaders expect to replicate across the US.
The governor signed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act on Labor Day on 5 September, promising “hardworking fast-food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages and critical health and safety standards across the industry,” he said in a statement.
