California’s Fast Food Council that Decided Wage Hikes Sits in Limbo, as Taxpayers Foot the Bill

California’s Fast Food Council that decided wage hikes sits in limbo, as taxpayers foot the bill

California’s Fast Food Council, created under Gov. Gavin Newsom, has stalled with no chairperson and no full meetings in over a year.

California’s ‘groundbreaking’ fast food council lacks a leader, hasn’t met in over a year

California’s first-in-the-nation fast food council — created to give workers a voice on wages, safety and working conditions — has not met in over a year and has no chairperson. Now the workers the council was built to protect, organized by the Service Employees International Union, are taking their concerns directly to the state, demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom appoint a chairperson so the council can do its work, as required by law.  Luna Mon…