FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Kings Canyon Unified School District students are getting hands-on experience in the food industry. When the bell rings at 9:50 a.m. for break, it's windows open at the snack ...

The union representing over 40,000 University of California custodians, food service workers, patient care assistants and ...

A boosted minimum wage for food workers first came into place in the Golden State in 2024, and was not without its detractors. Big chains have said that it is damaging their industry, leading to price ...

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Months after California lifted pay for fast-food workers to $20 an hour, the policy is reshaping paychecks, prices, and business plans across the state. The measure, which took effect in April 2024 ...

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 ...

A study from the University of California Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that a California state law raised the minimum wage for fast food workers did not lead to ...

Labor statistics indicate fast food companies added 11,000 jobs since California’s $20 minimum wage law took effect in April, unleashing debate about what that means–or if it’s even true. Higher menu ...

A report on fast-food workers shows immigrants are often too scared to report violations and are largely unaware of their rights. The California Fast Food Workers Union's latest report done in ...

Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state’s fast-food minimum wage increase into law, which meant that employees at fast-food restaurants in the state went from making $15.50 per hour ...

That win-win outcome may be difficult to believe for entrepreneurs who’ve had to pay out rising salaries since the pandemic. Yet a study by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for ...