Posted on 09/01/2022 10:19:54 AM PDT by SES1066
The “FAST Act” is headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk after recently passing through the state legislature. As the Wall Street Journal reports, it would “create a government panel that would set wages for an estimated half-million fast food workers in the state.” --- “The bill would establish a panel with members appointed by the governor and legislative leaders composed of workers, union representatives, employers and business advocates,” The Journal explains. “They would set hourly wages of up to $22 for fast food workers starting next year and can increase them annually by the same rate as the consumer-price index, up to a maximum of 3.5%.”
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Thought here for consideration though. Can you think of ANYTHING more conducive to MASSIVE automation in the fast food restaurants than this? Till now it has not been economical due to the capital costs but at that labor hour cost? RETHINK!
Calif is just speeding up the use of robots.
Will they kill McDonalds or fast food workers?? The first time it was raised to $15 an hour McDonalds responded by going with automated ordering machines
> Calif is just speeding up the use of robots.<
Right. California will not kill fast food. But the law will kill thousands and thousands of entry-level jobs. And that’s a damn shame. Kids going to school depend on those jobs. And folks who unfortunately cannot do anything else, they depend on those jobs even more.
McDonalds will play the game. They aren’t going anywhere. They support the party that sticks its to em’. More automation yes. More 2 lane drive thru’s.
If you’re looking for them to make a statement such as closing down all of them you’d be mistaken. Big business kisses butt when it comes to government.
Its funny- i don’t eat at McDonalds or like their food- but i love their stock!!!
Got it at $55 a share about 10 years ago. Its now $250 a share!!!
You need to look at this through progressive colored glasses. All the state has to do is also regulate the cost of a burger. Force the employer to pay more then force the consumer to pay more. What if the consumer balks at paying the new price, you ask? The all powerful state also has ways to force you to buy as many burgers, at whatever price, the state decides you need.
Silicon Valley firms lobby for this so they can push automation tech on the backend.
You mean like Pelosi and Newsom?
Why not just raise the minimum wage?
What they’ve effectively done is unionized the entire restaurant industry in California and nobody voted for that.
Man, to be 16 in High School and making $22/Hr. What a life!
As of Aug 22, 2022, the average annual pay for the Police Officer jobs category in Pennsylvania is approximately $21.47 an hour.
So Police officers put their life on the line for $21.47 hourly
And Kids flipping burgers get $22. hourly.
The insanity of the left grows and grows!
There were issues when they wanted to tax food that was eaten there vs. take out because grocery stores started selling meals and they didn't want to be taxed like restaurants.
Also, there was a rule that applied to some baked goods and producers wanted their products reclassified so as not to come under the new tax.
It's just a word game now.
Directive 10-289 ping and Unification Board ping.
Killing McDonalds, eh?
Ronald McDonald has some associates who may pay the Governor a visit. “Newsom still in a wheelchair after a freak running accident.”
Agree strongly!
And to me it appears a lot of this comes from California's strong labor unions and their lock on the 'D'onkey Party control of government. One of the worst acts of modern government was when CA went to the single open primary which made the General Election a frequent/usual single party affair. When you have dealt the opposition out of the debate, it all slides in one direction. For CA, it is all LEFT!
What we all should have learned from the past century of unions, is that there is one primary constant, Unions have bosses and their interest is their own benefit FIRST, everything else is second at best!
The "Fight for $15" that has been their battlecry of late? The worker gets paid $15 but takes home a lot less as he pays the union dues on the higher wage, pays more tax for same, higher health care cost for same and etc.! Cui bono (who benefits) for that bargain, not the worker ESPECIALLY if the industry sheds the headcount to stay afloat!
Then consider the entrepreneur who has a great idea for a new business, let us say the next Apple or Oracle? Does that business start in CA or another State? At what point will CA look back and wonder which new regulation was that (mixing metaphors) straw that killed the golden goose?
NYC used to have something called an “automat.” I expect we will see their return before this is over.
They should pull completely out of California. Just drag up and go.
Their order kiosks really haven’t reduced staffing requirements.
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