Gavin Newsom really screwed up this time. The Governor of California, along with his cronies in the legislature, arrogantly raised the minimum wage for fast food workers. Liberals proudly proclaimed that the new $20 an hour minimum would allow workers to live on par with their customers. They called it a livable wage.
For most Americans, working in fast food as a teenager was their first step into the labor market. It was a great job for second jobs, seniors, and people looking to get into the industry as a career. California’s new wage restrictions have permanently destroyed that toehold, leaving many with no way to enter the labor market.
California’s fast food industry is on the brink of collapse, with franchisees and local owners closing restaurants primarily due to rising wages eroding their ability to hire workers.
California restaurants are using robots to make burgers and other foods instead of humans, and it’s gotten so bad that it’s forced several local and national brands to close their doors, Fox Business reports.
In December, Southern California Pizza Co. announced it was laying off about 841 drivers statewide, a move that affects Pizza Hut locations in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura counties.
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California isn’t the only place where technology has replaced humans (remember the first time you used a self-checkout at your favorite grocery store or airline check-in?).
When you enter many fast-food restaurants today, you aren’t greeted by a human being but by a giant screen where you place your order, pay and receive your number — a sign that the human touch is being replaced by technology as the industry struggles to adapt to new wage regulations.
Fast food managers face a common problem: working understaffed shifts, especially on weekends. The work is tough, these employees are often young and inexperienced, and they have to endure a lot of abuse. This is the harsh reality of the fast food industry in California today.
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