Mechanism might be interesting. It's a rudimentary sectoral bargaining arrangement https://onlabor.org/california-fast-food-workers-secure-big-win-in-compromis

Mechanism might be interesting. It's a rudimentary sectoral bargaining arrangement https://onlabor.org/california-fast-food-workers-secure-big-win-in-compromise-deal/ https://onlabor.org/california-fast-food-workers-secure-big-... > Undeterred, labor advocates worked with progressive lawmakers to gather enough votes to pass two more significant pieces of labor legislation. First, AB 102, which was signed into law in July, increased funding for California’s Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), a long-dormant century-old wage board with the power to set wages, hours, and working conditions by industry. Second, AB 1228, which would have made franchisors jointly liable for labor violations — a long sought-after provision that was taken out of the final version of the FAST Act. According to reports, Governor Newsom led negotiations between industry groups and unions over the summer, and with AB 1228 set to pass this week — the final week of California’s legislative session — industry groups finally caved, agreeing to withdraw the referendum in exchange for a rewritten AB 1228. > The new bill, which the legislature passed on Thursday, ditches joint franchisor liability entirely and officially repeals AB 257. (As part of the negotiations, legislators also agreed to defund the IWC.) But the bill largely keeps in place the Fast Food Council — with some important changes. First, the government representatives on the Council are reduced to nonvoting members, and the bill adds an independent member of the public who will serve as chairperson, presumably carrying a tiebreaking vote. The Council’s standards would apply to “limited-service” restaurants with over 60 establishments nationwide that share a common brand. But instead of promulgating standards with the force of law, the Council must now submit any standard to the Labor Commissioner, who, upon finding that it is consistent with the Council’s mandate, will then engage in a rulemaking process in accordance with California’s Administrative Procedure Act. > The bill would set the hourly wage for fast-food workers at $20 effective on April 1, 2024, and the Council may set wages annually thereafter beginning in 2025