First-of-Its-Kind Fast Food Regulation Council Could Be Established Under Union-Backed Bill in California

A Chick Fil A restuarant in Orange, Calif., on Dec. 20, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SACRAMENTO—More than 500,000 of California’s fast-food workers could soon be eligible to negotiate their working conditions and wages after a first-of-its-kind union-backed bill passed a major hurdle this week.

Assembly Bill 257, or the FAST Food Recovery Act, passed in the state assembly in a 41–19 vote on Jan. 31 despite heavy opposition from several business advocacy groups and Assembly Republicans.