But there's something more to this war on fast food -- it's redolent of Newsom and his ilk, with their urge to punish the more conservative and questioning parts of Southern California.
Monica Showalter "It's no secret that raising the minimum wage on one sector of the economy will ensure that that sector suffers from higher labor costs that will likely shutter some businesses and lead to layoffs.
"Which brings us to California's absurd hike in its minimum wage law for fast-food workers to $20 and hour, supposedly done by labor-union-influenced Sacramento pols, led by A.B 1228 sponsor Assemblymember Chris Holden of Pasadena to "benefit" workers the unions don't actually represent. Holden, of course, is very unioned-up, with his top donors public and private-sector labor unions. He seems to do what they tell him.
"According to The Hill:
Beginning Monday, most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 per hour, marking one of the highest minimum wages in the country.
A law increasing the minimum wage, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last September, followed a push from the state’s fast food workers and labor unions, which held various strikes calling for better working conditions and wages.
"The $20 an hour minimum wage, which should have a knock-on effect to fast food workers with more seniority and higher wages, is said to be just the start. An Orwellian-sounding fast-food panel will be empowered to raise the minimum wage even more every year, no matter how battered businesses may be." . . .
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