Fast-food employees are continuing to afford necessities as prices remain elevated. To afford fast-food meals at the places they work, it requires more than double the number of hours of the average ...

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Fast food workers in California are asking for another minimum wage hike just months after the Golden State bumped their pay from $16 to $20 an hour. The California Fast Food Workers Union — a branch ...

After California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect in April, some economists expected affected restaurants to cut jobs. So what actually happened? They not only added workers ...

The California Fast Food Workers Union is urging the state to again raise the minimum wage for fast-food employees. According to a letter sent to the statewide Fast Food Council last month, the union ...

Fast-food workers in California are seeking another pay increase mere months after the state implemented a controversial law raising the minimum wage for the industry to $20. After its implementation ...

Nearly 5 million people in the United States work in fast food, and several of them are in my family. Three out of the five ...

Food safety is a high priority when it comes to eating out, so it's no surprise that some diners are put off by watching fast food workers preparing meals without wearing gloves. According to the CDC, ...

Just because someone has a job, doesn't mean they have a home. According to a study of California's fast food industry conducted by the Economic Roundtable, fast food workers make up 11% of all ...

FRESNO, Texas — The only time TiAnna Yeldell has to herself is when she’s sleeping, and that doesn’t happen much. The 44-year-old single mom of three works 80-hour weeks to provide for her children, ...

A mother and daughter who said they were fired from a fast food restaurant in San José for protesting working conditions rallied Wednesday alongside community members, officials and union ...