BREAKING: CA Senate passes bill aimed at giving fast food workers more protections over wages, hours, working conditions
California lawmakers advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers' costs.California lawmakers on Monday advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers' costs.
"We made history today," said Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry, calling it "a watershed moment." Debate split along party lines, with Republicans opposed, although three Democrats voted against the measure and several did not vote. "This is a steppingstone to unionize all these workers. At the end of the day, it's going to drive up the cost of the products that they serve," Dahle said. He added later: "There are no slaves that work for California businesses, period. You can quit any day you want and you can go get a job someplace else if you don't like your employer."
It's "one of the most significant pieces of employment legislation passed in a generation," said Columbia Law School labor law expert Kate Andrias. She called it "a huge step forward for some of the most vulnerable workers in the country, giving them a collective voice in their working conditions."
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