ALRIGHT RIGHT. IS THAT WORKING
THAT WORKING? ALL RIGHT. UH,
WELL, WELL, WELCOME, EVERYONE,
EVERYONE TO ASSEMBLY, LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE. AH! IT'S
AS AS AS USUAL TESTIMONIES IN
PERSON. WE DO ACCEPT WRITTEN
TESTIMONY THROUGH POSITION THAT
REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL
ADDRESS THAT UP AND YOU CAN USE
THE EMAIL US YOUR TESTIMONY AT
AL BR DOT COMMITTEE AND ASSEMBLY
DOT C A DOT GOV. MADAM SECRETARY
IF WE COULD TAKE ROLL AND
ESTABLISHED QUORUM CHOLERA HERE
. FLORA CHEN HANEY. ORTEGA RAISE
AWARD ESTABLISHED. ALL RIGHT. WE
HAVE AN AQUARIUM ESTABLISHED. WE
HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
THIS WONDERFUL EVENING A B 12 28
OR SOMETHING REAL HOARDING. YOU
MAY BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN, AS
AMENDED A B 12 28 CREATES A PATH
FORWARD TO RESOLVE EMPLOYER
COMMUNITY CONCERNS AROUND THE
CONTENT OF A B 257 WHILE
PRESERVING FAST FOOD WORKERS
HARD FOUGHT EFFORTS TO SECURE A
SEAT AT THE TABLE AND MEANS TO
RAISE STANDARDS. THE JOINT
LIABILITY PROVISIONS OF HB 12 28
WILL BE REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED
VERSION OF A B 25 SEVENS FAST
FOOD COUNCIL THAT WILL GO INTO
EFFECT PROVIDING THE REFERENDUM
IS WITHDRAWN BY JANUARY. 1ST
2024 MAYBE 12 28 IS A HISTORIC
BILL THAT CREATES $20 AN HOUR
MINIMUM WAGE FOR OVER 600,000
FAST FOOD WORKERS ACROSS THE
STATE. THE INCREASE TAKES EFFECT
IN APRIL OF NEXT YEAR.
THEREAFTER THE COUNCIL MAY
ESTABLISH MINIMUM WAGE WAGES FOR
FAST FOOD RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES
THAT TAKE EFFECT ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS BEGINNING ON JANUARY. 1ST
2025 THE HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE
ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL MAY
INCREASE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY
NO MORE THAN 3.5. THE COUNCIL
MAY ELECT TO SET MINIMUM WAGE
STANDARDS THAT VARY BY REGION.
MAYBE 12 28, AS AMENDED, AFFIRMS
THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FAST
FOOD COUNCIL TO DEVELOP MINIMUM
FAST FOOD RESTAURANT EMPLOYMENT
STANDARDS, INCLUDING AS
APPROPRIATE STANDARDS ON WAGES
AND WORKING CONDITIONS. THE BILL
ENSURES THAT THERE IS EQUAL
REPRESENTATION ON THE COUNCIL
BETWEEN THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY AND THE FRANCHISEE OR
RESTAURANT OWNER AS WELL AS FAST
FOOD EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE
ADVOCATES. FINALLY A B 12 28
INDICATES THAT THE COUNCIL DOES
NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE
OR IMMENSE STATUTE, WHICH IS THE
SAME AS A B 257 AND THE COUNCIL
CAN'T SET REGULATIONS CREATING
NEW PAY TIME PAID TIME OFF
BENEFITS, SUCH AS PAID SICK,
LEAVE OR PAID VACATION OR
PREDICTABLE SCHEDULING. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THE. WE HAVE A MOTION IN
THE SECOND. THANK YOU. SO
REMEMBER AND WITNESSES UP TO TWO
MINUTES EACH, MR. CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE RAINY POWER CAN
BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL
FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION AND ALSO
REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL AS
AMENDED. WE WANT TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. ALSO SOME
WE'VE BEEN HOLDING. THIS HAS
BEEN A TWO MONTH PROCESS OF
ALLOWED NEGOTIATIONS, AND WE
BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A FAIR
BILL. BUT FOR THE WORKERS AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO KEEP THE
FRANCHISE BUSINESS MODEL
AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA, AND
WITH THAT WE WOULD URGE DR. OH,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KIMBERLY
ROSENBERG, WITH SERVICE
EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL, PROUD
TO BE SPONSORS OF THIS BILL AND
VERY, VERY APPRECIATIVE OF
EVERYONE THAT INSISTED AND HELP
FIGHT TO GET THIS ACROSS THE
FINISH LINE? UM WE ARE WORKERS
ARE SO PLEASED TO SEE THIS
HAPPENING. UM, AND WE JUST WANT
TO URGE YOUR IVO BECAUSE WHEN
WORKERS FIGHT EVERYONE WINS,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT? A B
12 28. ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 12 28. MR CHAIRMAN, MR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU WANT TO
SAY SOME SURE COMMENTS BASED
UPON SOME OF THE EVENTS QUICKLY
. SHANE GUSSMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
UNITED HERE. INTERNATIONAL
UNION. WE DON'T HAVE A POSITION
ON THIS BILL. BUT WE JUST WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS THAT THE SPEAKER PRO
TEM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,
HELPING US TO GET TO A SOLUTION
THAT RESOLVE SOME ISSUES. IN THE
FAST FOOD SPACE IN VERY
SPECIFIED LOCATIONS. THERE'S
GOING TO BE SOME CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS THAT HAPPENED AS WE
COME BACK INTO SESSION JANUARY
AND WE'RE WE'RE GOOD WITH THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. YES. SO I KNOW THAT
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS. I
REALLY WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR,
UH, AND HAS MET AS MR GUZMAN
MENTIONED THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE
AND OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED, INCLUDING THE
ADMINISTRATION, UM AND JUST PUT
ON THE RECORD THAT I KNOW THAT
STU AND UNITE HERE, UM, HAVE
REACHED AN AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF
HOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PROCEED
FORWARD IN TERMS OF SOME SOME
CHANGES. UM YOU KNOW, AND I
THINK SOME OF THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF THE DRAFTING
BILL THAT DOES HAPPEN SOMETIMES
I THINK THAT IN THIS CASE, I'M
HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE THAT THE
AGREEMENT WILL INCLUDE IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS. PROFESSOR
RESTAURANTS LOCATED IN HOTELS,
EVENTS, CENTER STADIUMS,
AIRPORTS, THEME PARKS, MUSEUMS,
CORPORATE CAMPUSES AND GAMBLING
ESTABLISHMENTS. I KNOW THERE'S
GOING TO BE FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS ON OTHER
JURISDICTIONS AS WELL. AND SO
I'M VERY GRATEFUL, UM, TO ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS FOR COMING
FORWARD. UM AND YOU KNOW, AND
WITH THE SPEAKER AND THE AND, UH
, PROTESTS OFFICE ALSO FOR
GETTING INVOLVED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHAT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF
MONTHS OF REALLY, REALLY HARD
WORK TO GET US TO A PLACE WHERE
, UM, WHERE THERE'S AGREEMENT TO
GET US TO A PLACE WHERE WE WILL
HAVE FAST FOOD WORKERS THAT ARE
MORE EMPOWERED AND FRANCHISEES
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OPERATE UNDER THE MODEL. THAT
CURRENTLY EXISTS IS A HUGE WIN
FOR CALIFORNIA. UH AND I THINK
THAT, AS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED A
LOT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS. THERE WAS NO INTENTION TO
CAUSE ANY OTHER CONSEQUENCES.
BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT A LOT
OF WORK OVER THE LAST DAY OR TWO
HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT WE'RE
GOING TO RESOLVE ANY OUTSTANDING
ISSUES. CERTAINLY AS AS THE WE
WILL NEED TO DO WHEN IT COME
WHEN WE COME BACK IN JANUARY,
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I THINK
THIS IS A GREAT VICTORY FOR
WORKERS. I THINK IT'S GREAT TO
HAVE THE INDUSTRY COME TO THE
TABLE AND REALLY WORK HARD TO
FIND A COMPROMISE POSITION, AND
I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FORGETTING FORGETTING
EVERYONE TO COME TOGETHER. UM,
AND FIND COMPROMISE. I THINK
THAT WHEN WE SEE IT DOESN'T
ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN WE SEE IT
HAPPEN. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
AND IT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE
CAN ALL BE PROUD OF. AND SO, UM,
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM ANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES? AS YES SIMILAR OR
TAKE IT, PLEASE. I ALSO WANTED
TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND THOSE
WHO WORKED ON THE NEGOTIATIONS
VERY PROUD AND HISTORIC DAY TO
BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THIS TODAY.
ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH SOME OF THE AS WAS
MENTIONED SOME OF THE CLEANUP
THAT WE NEED TO DO. UH AND WE'LL
LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT. BUT
IN THE MEANTIME VERY EXCITED
ABOUT SUPPORTING TODAY'S VOTE.
THANK YOU RAISE ME SAYING IT ON
THE FLOOR. BUT THIS IS GREAT
WHEN YOU COVER YOU WORK ON
SOMETHING FOR SO LONG, AND
EVERYBODY IS AT ODDS WITH ONE
ANOTHER, AND THEN YOU FINALLY
ABLE TO PUT A DEAL TOGETHER.
THAT PUTS WORKERS AT THE TOP BUT
DOESN'T DOESN'T DO AWAY WITH A
BUSINESS MODEL. THAT IS ALSO
VERY IMPORTANT TO SO MANY
CALIFORNIANS, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY AT THE
TABLE HERE AND EVERYBODY ELSE
WHO HELPED TO BRING IT HERE. MR
HOLDEN, MY COLLEAGUE FROM
GLENDALE CONGRATULATIONS. THIS
IS A LOT OF WORK OF PASADENA.
PASADENA UM, WE STILL COUNT AS
PART OF THE I E. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
ANYONE ELSE, OKAY? UM, SEVERAL
HOLDEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT
WHEN YOU GAVE YOUR STATEMENT A
MOMENT AGO, YOU TOOK THE WORDS
RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH, SO I WILL
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. UH
EXECUTIVE MADAM SECRETARY CAN
PLEASE TAKE THE WORLD CALL VOTE.
MOTION IS WITH RECOMMENDATION
THAT SET AND MET SENATE
AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED IN
CHOLERA, CHOLERA I FLORA FLORA,
NOT VOTING. CHEN CHEN, NOT
VOTING. HANEY. HANEY I ORTEGA
ORTEGA RAISE MY WARD WARD. AYE.
ALRIGHT SO THAT BILL IS OUT AND
BEFORE WE ADJOURN, I JUST WANT
TO, UM THANK MEGAN LANE, MARTIN
VIDEO. OLA AND LORI ALVAREZ. UM
THEY OWN. THIS IS THE ENTIRE
LABOR COMMITTEE STAFF. THERE
AREN'T THERE AREN'T 10 OTHER
PEOPLE? THAT IS YOU IMAGINE BACK
IN THE LOBBY OR SOMETHING. THE
ENTIRE LABOR COMMITTEE STAFF IS
RIGHT HERE. THESE THREE
INDIVIDUALS UM, WHO'VE WORKED SO
HARD. FOR WORKING PEOPLE THAT
WORKED SO HARD FOR A STATE FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS, AND I
APPRECIATE THEM SO MUCH, UM,
VERY GRATEFUL AND HONORED TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
WITH ALL THREE OF YOU. WE'RE
ADJOURNED.
WELL, YEAH. DON'T WORRY. THANK
YOU.