The California Fast Food Workers Union gives increased clout to ... The higher wages will help her pay for school for her ... “I remember people ridiculing and scoffing at the demand for $15 ...

California's fast-food law, which went into effect in April 2024, raised the minimum wage for most fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

Fast-food restaurants "might end up seeing slightly higher demand," he said. Almost 550,000 people worked as cooks or counter workers in California's fast-food industry as of May 2022, according ...

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 ... which argues the higher pay has come at a cost ...

One year in, California’s fast food wage hike brings higher pay, debatable job numbers CNN via CNN Newsource Kerri Harper-Howie at a McDonald's in Los Angeles on April 15.

California's fast-food law, which went into effect in April 2024, raised the minimum wage for most fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. - Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

California's fast-food law, which went into effect in April 2024, raised the minimum wage for most fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. - Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

As a cook at a Wingstop restaurant in Los Angeles, Recinos got a significant wage bump last year — one of half a million fast food workers taking part in a great labor experiment.

Fast food restaurant owners tell CNN they have been trimming employee hours and instituting hiring freezes to offset the cost of higher wages. Recinos, like many, says his regular hours have been cut.

One year in, California’s fast food wage hike brings higher pay, debatable job numbers CNN via CNN Newsource Kerri Harper-Howie at a McDonald's in Los Angeles on April 15.

Fast food restaurant owners tell CNN they have been trimming employee hours and instituting hiring freezes to offset the cost of higher wages. Recinos, like many, says his regular hours have been cut.