California’s new $20-an-hour fast food minimum wage is so good that schools are worried they can’t compete for cafeteria workers
BYADAM BEAM AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
April 4, 2024, 4:42 PM GMT+8
Cafeteria workers serve student lunches at Firebaugh High School in Lynwood, Calif. on April 3, 2024.
Cafeteria workers serve student lunches at Firebaugh High School in Lynwood, Calif. on April 3, 2024.
RICHARD VOGEL—AP
Lost in the hubbub surrounding California’s new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers is how that raise could impact public schools, forcing districts to compete with the likes of McDonald’s and Wendy’s for cafeteria workers amid a state budget crunch.
The minimum wage law that took effect Monday guarantees at least $20-per-hour for workers at fast food restaurant chains with at least 60 locations nationwide. That doesn’t include school food service workers, historically some of the lowest-paid workers in public education
BYADAM BEAM AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
April 4, 2024, 4:42 PM GMT+8
Cafeteria workers serve student lunches at Firebaugh High School in Lynwood, Calif. on April 3, 2024.
Cafeteria workers serve student lunches at Firebaugh High School in Lynwood, Calif. on April 3, 2024.
RICHARD VOGEL—AP
Lost in the hubbub surrounding California’s new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers is how that raise could impact public schools, forcing districts to compete with the likes of McDonald’s and Wendy’s for cafeteria workers amid a state budget crunch.
The minimum wage law that took effect Monday guarantees at least $20-per-hour for workers at fast food restaurant chains with at least 60 locations nationwide. That doesn’t include school food service workers, historically some of the lowest-paid workers in public education
