‘We’ll be heard’: California could grant fast food workers unprecedented power

The Fast Recovery Act would create a council of parent companies, workers, franchises and regulators to monitor pay, work setups

Fast food workers in California are fighting to pass a first of its kind bill that would provide employees with the power to negotiate wages and possibly improve working condition standards across the industry.

The Fast Recovery Act, or AB 257, would create a statewide fast food sector council that would include workers, state regulators, franchises and their parent companies and set wage and other standards for the industry. The act would also hold franchises and their parent corporations more accountable to labor laws.