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Airport, farm, and fast-food workers rally for better heat protections
Airport workers in Phoenix and farm workers in California said access to water and shade or AC is l…
Catherine Boudreau
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Robots might solve Chipotle's portion complaints. But there's a big reason they won't replace humans — yet.
Robots could solve Chipotle's portion complaints, but being able to tweak an order through a frontl…
Lloyd Lee
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A California restaurant owner says he'll 'absolutely' have to put up wages to compete with fast-food chains now paying $20 an hour
"Why wash dishes for $15 or $17 if I can go get $20 flipping burgers at McDonald's," California res…
Grace Dean
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In-N-Out just opened its first restaurant in Idaho. And it's paying workers 141% above the state's minimum wage.
In-N-Out opens first Idaho location with high employee wages. It's one of three planned in the stat…
Nancy Luna
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'I can't charge $20 for a Happy Meal': McDonald's franchisee responds to California's new fast-food worker wages
Restaurant owners have been looking for ways to offset the bigger paychecks, from raising prices to…
Grace Dean
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A Chick-fil-A worker who got millions of views with TikToks of her staff meals says the company stopped her from posting. Now she's quit to become a content creator.
Clad in her bright red Chick-fil-A uniform, the TikToker had posted reviews of the free sandwiches,…
Grace Dean
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Amazon RTO push is like ordering a new dish at a restaurant, only to realize you like your usual order better, says ex-Google HR boss
Laszlo Bock said Andy Jassy's drive to get Amazon workers in the office every day was a triumph of …
Will Martin
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TGI Fridays just closed 36 restaurants — see the full list
TGI Fridays closed locations in 12 states, including California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Tex…
Nancy Luna
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Here's what might happen after California raises fast-food wages to $20, from higher burger and pizza prices to better wages for retail workers
The $20 minimum wage only applies to limited-service restaurant chains, but other restaurants and r…
Grace Dean
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Chipotle workers have to start as early as 6 a.m. to prep food even though the restaurants don't open for 4 more hours
The first Chipotle workers to arrive in the morning undertake tasks including chopping vegetables, …
Grace Dean
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California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers could make burgers and chicken so expensive that people just buy more groceries instead
Diners could be put off from eating out when fast-food prices in California go up in the spring und…
Grace Dean
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Chipotle is selling 'Chipotle Boy' bowls aimed at vest-wearing finance bros
"You know who you are," Chipotle said in its promo for a double-chicken and white rice bowl, named …
Dominick Reuter
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A server in Michigan who got part of a $10,000 tip from a mourning customer says she was fired by the restaurant just days later
The server said she was fired after she refused to tell managers the names of colleagues who were a…
Grace Dean
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White Castle is taking drive-thru orders using an AI voice system that claims to be more accurate than a human
White Castle says the aim is to free up time for staff and make sure customers don't feel rushed pl…
Grace Dean
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Soaring fast food prices encourage Big Mac junkies to cook at home
As fast food prices soar, some diners are turning to independent restaurants, casual dining chains,…
Grace Dean
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We finally have some evidence that California's new $20 fast food wage is hurting business
New data shows that foot traffic to California fast-food chains declined in April and May after the…
Grace Dean
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A restaurant owner claims a job candidate stole money from the tip jar while they were waiting to be interviewed
A restaurant owner in Virginia told BI that a job candidate stuck their hand in the tip jar and sto…
Grace Dean
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Meet the typical fast-food worker: a female age 26 with no loyalty to the brand
Fast-food chains employ 3.3 million people. The majority of workers are females who earn about $13 …
Nancy Luna
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A gig worker explains how big deliveries from Home Depot and Tractor Supply make him more money
A gig delivery driver for Roadie said he makes money by delivering water heaters, mulch, and other …
Alex Bitter
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A McDonald's franchisee is paying $4.35 million to settle a lawsuit from a worker who said she was raped by her manager when she was just 14
The lawsuit claimed that the minor's manager began sexually harassing her "almost immediately" afte…