Four months after California boosted the minimum wage for fast food workers from $16 to $20 an hour, the union representing hundreds of thousands of employees is asking for another raise.
Members of the California Fast Food Workers Union , a branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), presented their “demands” at Wednesday’s first-ever meeting of the state’s Fast Food Council .
The panel is comprised of government appointees, industry representatives, and worker representatives. It is tasked with developing standards for California’s fast food industry, including pay.
In a memo sent to KTLA 5 News, the SEIU is asking that the minimum wage be increased to $20.70 per hour by January 1, 2025, “to keep up with the rising cost of living.”
The union is also demanding more stable schedules, enforcement of backpay owed to employees, and an investigation into what it says are “pervasive abuses” in the fast food industry, such as wage theft, harassment, discrimination, and unsafe conditions.