On January 31, 2022, the California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill AB No. 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act FAST Recovery Act, which would potentially provide increased rights to the state’s more than 500,000 fast-food workers.
January 31st was the last day for the California legislature to approve bills that had been initially introduced in 2021 before they are shelved for good. The FAST Recovery Act Assembly Bill AB 257 was such a bill. AB 257 would create an 11 member Fast Food Sector Council.