[digger48]

Let’s say Chilis and Applebees are forced to pay $15/hr to the restaurant help, what about the people who actually made that pre-made, pre-cooked and quick frozen food at a plant far away that are making less than that?

We have a food processing factory in our small town that makes the entrees and soups and other things for chain restaurants all over the midwest. I don’t think anybody there makes more than about $12/hr

[Rusty0604]

Good point. The unions are behind the fast food workers because there are millions of them and that means many millions of union dues.

[ken5050]

I ate at a Chili's two weeks ago...was out with some friends fro a ball game, and that's where they wanted to go. I hadn't been to one in years. On the able, they have a small touch screen tablet..you can get sports scores, news headlines, play some games, order drink refills, and pay your check. It even prints out a receipt

Doesn't take much to see that they are close to eliminating waiters..if they want to...just have runners to bring the food and drinks from the back..