California fast food workers get $20 hourly minimum
The Peninsula
Los Angeles: The minimum wage for many fast food workers in California rose to $20 per hour on Monday, sparking joy for employees but warnings of like...
Los Angeles: The minimum wage for many fast food workers in California rose to $20 per hour on Monday, sparking joy for employees but warnings of likely price increases in the state which already faces a high cost of living.
Staff flipping burgers or making tacos at large chain restaurants will now be guaranteed one of the highest base rates in the country.
"It'll help me breathe a little easier in terms of paying my rent and even buying groceries," said Angelica Hernandez, who works at a McDonald's in Los Angeles.
"In all of my 19 years working in this industry... maybe 25 cents would be the max that we would get a year if we were 'good workers,' so this is a huge raise."
More than half a million people in California are employed in the fast food sector, at globally familiar chains like Burger King and Taco Bell, but also smaller home-grown brands like In-N-Out Burger.
