Posts tagged fast food wage law
California’s $20 fast food wage could have hidden effects, study suggests
September 10, 2026 // According to a UC Santa Cruz study released in 2026, fast-food employment growth in California slowed significantly after the wage hike compared with neighboring states. Researchers argued that while total job losses may not appear dramatic on paper, hiring activity and expansion plans may have quietly weakened across parts of the industry.
Commentary: Unions Are Shrinking Nationwide—But Not in California
September 3, 2025 // California, though, is noteworthy for its steady union presence. It hasn’t fluctuated much since 2005, despite the national decline. Further, the federal data set used to produce the union figures does not include home health care and child care workers who are classified as self-employed. In California, that takes in some 700,000 workers, even though their hourly wages are negotiated with individual counties through unions.