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McDonald’s franchise group slams ‘draconian’ fast-food law: ‘These costs simply cannot be absorbed’ (California)
nypost.com ^ | September 16, 2023 | Aislinn Murphy

Posted on 09/16/2023 4:31:03 PM PDT by lowbridge

The National Owners Association called California’s recently-passed AB 1228 “draconian” and costly to franchisees in a memo distributed to its members.

“The new ‘AB 1228’ legislation has been voted into law and will result in a devastating financial blow to California McDonald’s franchisees at a projected annual cost of $250,000 per McDonald’s restaurant,” the advocacy group representing some 1,000 McDonald’s franchisees said in the memo obtained by FOX Business. 

“These costs simply cannot be absorbed by the current business model.”

CNBC earlier reported on the NOA memo. 

Among the bill’s key components: 

It would raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour.

It would apply to restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide, except for restaurants that make and sell their own bread.

It would also create a 10-person council to govern fast-food chains and set guidelines for working conditions and wages.

When signing the original version of the legislation, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said, “California is committed to ensuring that the men and women who have helped build our world-class economy are able to share in the state’s prosperity. Today’s action gives hardworking fast-food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages and critical health and safety standards across the industry.”

The state Senate passed AB 1228 Thursday. 

The NOA said franchisees, suppliers and McDonald’s “must engage to support our California McFamily” and identified steps it said they each should take with ideas ranging from the franchisees establishing 501(c)4 entities and state political action committees (PACs) to create an official arm to lobby the government.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2manylaws; 2manytaxes2manylaws; bigtech; california; californication; fastfood; mcdonalds; newsom
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1 posted on 09/16/2023 4:31:03 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Cant they each bake a couple of rolls ?


2 posted on 09/16/2023 4:34:03 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: lowbridge

This is a blatant subsidy for robot manufacturers.

No salary.

No social security or Medicare withholding.

No health care benefits.

No worker’s compensation.

No wrongful discharge lawsuits.

No calling out for a legitimate or lame excuse.

No showing up late to work or whining about the schedule.


3 posted on 09/16/2023 4:34:16 PM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: lowbridge

Make and sell their own bread? Which chain ponied up the political contributions to carve out that exemption? Panera?


4 posted on 09/16/2023 4:37:15 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: cgbg
This is a blatant subsidy for robot manufacturers.

No, this is a blatant attempt to wipe out the fast food industry in kalifornia. The impact is on all chain restaurants, not only mickey Ds. Millions more will be unemployed there.

5 posted on 09/16/2023 4:39:01 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: fhayek

Panera and Subway.


6 posted on 09/16/2023 4:39:57 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Vivek Ramaswamy the Brahmin. Thus, we are the commoners, servants and peasants. Just say NO. )
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To: lowbridge

Food deserts coming to California, especially in areas with a high percentage of black customers. McDonald’s for many of them is a place of violence.


7 posted on 09/16/2023 4:40:53 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: lowbridge

This is aimed straight at In And Out.

L


8 posted on 09/16/2023 4:41:09 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
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To: NautiNurse

In the future, after the great franchise wars, all restaurants are subway.


9 posted on 09/16/2023 4:42:39 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: pfflier

Dems hat hate hate small employers....THEY WANT SLAVES........For gov’t run grocery stores that Chicago mayor wants and friends who own the big box companies.......


10 posted on 09/16/2023 4:43:23 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: fhayek

Sub(pedo-jared)way


11 posted on 09/16/2023 4:43:27 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: pfflier

Dems hat hate hate small employers....THEY WANT SLAVES........For gov’t run grocery stores that Chicago mayor wants and friends who own the big box companies.......


12 posted on 09/16/2023 4:43:38 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: lowbridge

Idiocracy kiosks here we come.


13 posted on 09/16/2023 4:43:58 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: lowbridge

Another example, if any were needed, of the big, central, point of where we are in this age.

Governments at EVERY level, created to SERVE their people, are serving only themselves — their officials, their employees, and their high-dollar supporters.

Lincoln’s famous phrase has been bastardized — city, county, state and national. This is government of the government, by the government, for the government.


14 posted on 09/16/2023 4:44:51 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: lowbridge

New motto: Have it their way!


15 posted on 09/16/2023 4:47:08 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: cgbg

Yes but its also for closing more food optioms for the general public, as they want less food options for people, especially ones that serve animal/meat items.


16 posted on 09/16/2023 4:48:36 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Raycpa
It would apply to restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide, except for restaurants that make and sell their own bread.

I wonder which restaurant that was written for? Big Lib donor?

17 posted on 09/16/2023 4:49:49 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: lowbridge

The last chain fast food restaurants I ate at in California had all minority employees. Many of them will be unemployed now.


18 posted on 09/16/2023 4:54:17 PM PDT by chrisinoc
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To: Magnum44; dfwgator

Well Taco Bells in San Angeles.....


19 posted on 09/16/2023 4:54:19 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: lowbridge

The McDonalds in my hometown has already done away with most of their cashiers and gone to those electronic ordering screens. I’m guessing in a year, or two robots will be doing everything in McDonalds from making the food to cleaning, with just a couple employees standing around to make sure everything works right.


20 posted on 09/16/2023 4:54:51 PM PDT by apillar
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