SACRAMENTO, CA – A controversial bill that would enable fast food workers to participate in a panel that could set their minimum wages as high as $22 an hour was signed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom earlier in September, ushering in an era where a key tenet to Marxism has become rooted in California’s economy.
On September 5th, Governor Newsom signed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, despite the serious concerns raised by opponents of the measure who operate franchise locations of national brands, which will be among the most impacted by the bill.
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As it stands, California’s current minimum wage is $15 an hour across all industries in the private sector, but with the ushering in of this odd legislation that specifically targets fast food businesses, burger flippers and the ilk could set themselves up to earn $22 an hour by 2023.
The Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act will create a 10-person panel comprised of fast food workers, union reps, employers, and the sort who will be hand-picked by the governor and legislative leaders. Through this panel, they could effectively vote to see fast food workers’ minimum wages reach unprecedented levels.
This legislation aims directly at fast-food eateries that are part of a chain – such as McDonald’s, Starbucks, Burger Kings, and the sort. After 2023, this panel would be able to bring forth automatic wage increases annually by the same rate as the consumer-price index, up to a maximum of 3.5%.
Prior to the legislation even being passed, McDonald’s franchise owners and supporters sent over 11,000 opposition emails to members of the state Senate in August, urging legislators to back out of this endeavor as it would unduly devastate franchise owners financially.
The National Franchisee Leadership Alliance, which is an elected body representing McDonald’s franchise owners in the United States, noted in an email to the Wall Street Journal this past August, “All of us have a stake in this. It would utterly devastate the businesses of our owner/operators in California and could set a precedent for other states to introduce similar legislation.”
A representative for Jack in the Box Inc. also highlighted that California pulling this stunt will wind up adversely impacting patrons of fast food establishments since the increased labor costs are going to need to be passed down to the consumer in order to keep the doors open. Lower prices, of course, are a large part of the appeal of fast food establishments.
Yet Governor Newsom was unmoved in all this opposition, issuing a statement on September 5th in light of the bill signing where he proclaimed, “Today’s action gives hardworking fast-food workers a stronger voice and seat at the table to set fair wages and critical health and safety standards across the industry.”
In reality, what the bill manifests is one of the core tenets of Marxist socialism, specifically the “seizing the means of production” aspect where the workers and government bear more control over privately owned establishments as a means to forcefully enact wealth redistribution.
This piece was written by Gregory Hoyt on September 6, 2022. It originally appeared on RedVoiceMedia.com and is used with permission.
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