A new report says one out of every 17 homeless people in California works in the fast food industry.
Fast food workers are seen here urging support for Assembly Bill 257, which would establish an initial minimum wage of up to $22 an hour for employees, with capped annual increases at restaurants with more than 100 locations nationwide. from Economic Roundtable, which shows that one out of every 17 homeless people in California works in the fast food industry.
“The fast food industry is a poverty employer, with a larger share of its workers in poverty than any other industry,” the study says. All low-wage workers face some level of risk that they will become homeless, the report said, but the risk is compounded in the fast food industry as a result of low wages, part-time work and employee churn.California’s minimum wage is $15.50 an hour, but fast-food employees and supporters hope to raise that viauntil the Nov.
It would establish an initial minimum wage of up to $22, with capped annual increases at restaurants with more than 100 locations nationwide.
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