Economy Aug 29 California lawmakers approve landmark fast food workers bill California lawmakers on Monday advanced a nation-leading measure that would give more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, over the objections of restaurant owners who warn it would drive up consumers' costs. By Don Thompson, Associated Press
Politics Aug 27 California considers legislation giving fast food workers more power, protections The proposal awaiting final action before the California Legislature adjourns Wednesday would create a new Fast Food Council made up of four workers’ delegates alongside four employers’ representatives and two state officials that would set minimum standards for wages, hours… By Don Thompson, Associated Press
Nation Nov 21 Watch 11:23 Low wage, essential workers demand better protections in California Low-wage, essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home are facing an unequal playing field as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue. In California, many of the state’s 556,000 fast-food workers have protested what they call a widespread… By Ivette Feliciano
Arts Jul 30 Watch 7:14 Marcia Chatelain examines McDonald’s’ mixed impact on Black America Fast food is a staple of American culture, but in recent decades there has been a new focus on health and wage inequality. Jeffrey Brown talks to author Marcia Chatelain about the complicated history of McDonalds in the Black community:… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Feb 15 McDonald’s moves cheeseburgers off Happy Meal menu By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press McDonald's is taking cheeseburgers and chocolate milk off its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants. Continue reading
Sep 28 How fast-food killed off the restaurant chain that made highway food popular By Paul Freedman, The Conversation Like a murderously rebellious child, the fast-food industry did eventually kill the restaurant chain that had thought up so many of its innovations. Continue reading
Nov 26 Each year I buy my family fast food for Thanksgiving dinner, and you should too By Travis Daub When I tell people that our family tradition is to get takeout on the single greatest American holiday dedicated to home-cooking, they don’t know how to react. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 8:47 How does the fight for $15 affect the labor market? By PBS News Hour Three years since a small group of fast-food workers began protesting in demand of higher pay and better conditions, a minimum wage of $15 an hour is becoming a reality for many across the country. Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 2:51 Alice Waters teaches slow food values in a fast food world By PBS News Hour Alice Waters, owner and former chef of the legendary Chez Panisse restaurant and maven of the slow food movement, says the best way to combat fast food culture is through “edible education.” Waters offers her Brief but Spectacular take on… Continue watching