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[–] return2ozma 16 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Newsom's signature on Thursday reflects the power and influence of labor unions in the nation's most populous state, which have worked to organize fast food workers in an attempt to improve their wages and working conditions.

"This is for my ancestors. This is for all the farm workers, all the cotton-pickers. This is for them. We ride on their shoulders," said Anneisha Williams, who works at a Jack in the Box restaurant in Southern California.

[–] notatoad 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is for all the farm workers, all the cotton-pickers

But… she realizes it isn’t, right? It’s only for fast food workers. Farm workers specifically don’t get this increased minimum wage.

[–] pdxfed 6 points 1 year ago

She's referencing the history of labor struggle in CA dating back to Caesar Chavez, not talking about which industries the bill covers...

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