California School Districts Worry Workers Will Quit for $20 Fast-Food Wages
School districts have chronic problems with recruiting and retaining staff, partly because of low wages, according to a report.
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School districts have chronic problems with recruiting and retaining staff, partly because of low wages, according to a report.
California school districts are preparing for the impacts of a new minimum wage for fast food workers.
California school districts are preparing for the impacts of a new minimum wage for fast food workers.
FILE: KMJ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Lost in the hubbub surrounding California's new $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers is how that raise could impact public schools, forcing districts to compete with the likes of McDonald's and Wendy's for cafeteria workers amid a state budget crunc
The new law took effect Monday and guarantees $20-per-hour wages for fast food workers in California. The law does not apply to food service workers at public...