Wednesday, January 25, 2023

FAST FOOD TSAR GIVEN THE STALL

By Bob Walsh

 

Happy Fast Food Worker - © Koshij via Pintrest


The Fast Food Council, brought into being by the legislature and governor of the formerly great state of California, is now being stalled by the people of the state of California.

The council was created and granted the power to set wages, hours, terms and conditions of employment for the vast majority of fast food workers in California.  However, a signature drive has managed to put the matter before the voters in the 2024 election.  Under law the new law must be placed on hold until the voters get their say. 

I HOPE the voters will be smart enough to figure out that fast food work is not, generally speaking, intended to be permanent, full-time work for long term employees.  It is, generally speaking, a stepping stone into the job market.  Paying those workers a "living" wage would both drive up the cost of fast food restaurant chow but would effectively drive many of those jobs out of the market.  There are already pretty effective robot burger flippers that can be purchased and maintained for roughly the cost of one full-time employee.  

So, there will be at least another 21 months of freedom for fast food workers in sunny California.

1 comment:

Trey said...

I like a What-a-burger. Now I'm on the post holiday diet.