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Labor The FAST Recovery Act Will Fundamentally Change California’s Fast Food Industry Mitú 5/18 When a Sacramento Jack in the Box shut down for three days as employees went on

Labor 85% of California fast-food workers have experienced wage theft, study finds The Sacramento Bee 5/18 When Alicia Lara picked up a second job and started working at the Jack

Labor McDonald’s staff go on strike after bad odors and water leaks in LA restaurant made workers sick, report says Business Insider 5/17 McDonald’s workers at a restaurant in Los

Labor ‘I cannot survive on $260 a week’: US retail and fast-food workers strike The Guardian 5/16 Workers in America’s fast-food and retail sectors who worked on the frontlines through

Labor Labor official pledges crack down on wage theft in the restaurant industry Nation’s Restaurant News 5/12 Arguing that “every worker deserves a just day’s pay,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of

Labor Workers at 2 Starbucks in Santa Cruz vote to unionize, a first in California San Francisco Chronicle 5/11 Starbucks workers at two of the cafe chain’s stores in Santa Cruz