tst123@lemmy.world to California@lemmy.world · 1 year agoCalifornia fast food workers to get $20 minimum wage under new deal between labor and the industrywww.kcra.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down14cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia fast food workers to get $20 minimum wage under new deal between labor and the industrywww.kcra.comtst123@lemmy.world to California@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLabor is about 25-35% of cost. Here is the mistake people make. If labor goes up by 5 dollars per hour. It doesn’t mean a cheeseburger will go up by 5 dollars. They’ll have to recalculate prices based on volume, etc. People would always say double labor cost would double the end product. It shouldn’t. It’s why I support fair wages. Things should cost what they cost. People should be able to survive on a job. Now I wish wages were more regional. For rural California, 25 may not be bad. In San Francisco, this isn’t liveable.
Labor is about 25-35% of cost.
Here is the mistake people make. If labor goes up by 5 dollars per hour. It doesn’t mean a cheeseburger will go up by 5 dollars.
They’ll have to recalculate prices based on volume, etc.
People would always say double labor cost would double the end product. It shouldn’t.
It’s why I support fair wages. Things should cost what they cost. People should be able to survive on a job.
Now I wish wages were more regional. For rural California, 25 may not be bad. In San Francisco, this isn’t liveable.