Fast food workers rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 31, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters The deal came together in the Legislature’s final week last year, a complex bill that raised the minimum wage for fast food workers and that pulled an industry referendum off the 2024 ballot.  But now […]

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