The move could boost pay statewide and galvanize efforts across the U.S. Fast food workers defied skeptics roughly a decade ago with the "Fight for $15," a campaign demanding an industry-wide pay ...

Today, it’s determined to be a cautionary tale, showing other states a clear example of what bad public policy looks like.

Fast food prices barely went up but jobs held steady after the wage increase, researchers in a union-friendly economic center wrote. But an industry-backed study said 19,000 jobs were lost.

One year has passed since 400,000 California workers at fast food chains like McDonald’s and Taco Bell began earning $20 per hour — a special minimum wage that’s thrilled employees and unions but ...

Fast-food employees are continuing to afford necessities as prices remain elevated. To afford fast-food meals at the places they work, it requires more than double the number of hours of the average ...

A new study by LendingTree found that fast food, once viewed as a staple for lower-income workers and families, is increasingly unaffordable for the employees who work at fast-food restaurants. The ...

California’s recent decision to implement a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers has reignited a passionate debate about the implications for both employees and consumers. Governor Gavin Newsom ...

Just because someone has a job, doesn't mean they have a home. According to a study of California's fast food industry conducted by the Economic Roundtable, fast food workers make up 11% of all ...

The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to look into how it could expand rights on the job for fast food workers and establish a "Know Your Rights" training program for the industry. In 2022, the ...

Workers and union officials rallied at Los Angeles City Hall Wednesday to discuss a report that found nearly two-thirds of California’s fast-food workers who responded to a survey do not know that all ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new study is highlighting the disproportionate harm experienced by fast food workers across Los Angeles County during the pandemic, and it shows many have not had access to the ...

Food safety is a high priority when it comes to eating out, so it's no surprise that some diners are put off by watching fast food workers preparing meals without wearing gloves. According to the CDC, ...