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Fast-food workers urge council to back ordinance for predictable schedules, paid sick leave and safety training
Summary
At the Los Angeles City Council meeting, multiple fast-food employees urged passage of a proposed 'fast-food' workplace ordinance that would establish predictable schedules, paid sick leave and safety training; several gave personal accounts of unstable hours, reduced schedules and workplace safety risks.
Fast-food workers and advocates urged the Los Angeles City Council to adopt an ordinance establishing predictable schedules, paid sick leave and training during public comment at the council’s Feb. 26, 2025 meeting at Los Angeles City Hall.
The speakers told the council that erratic scheduling, sudden cuts to hours and insufficient safety training leave employees — many of them single parents — vulnerable to financial hardship and on-the-job risks. “Estoy pidiendo que apoye la ordenanza de trabajo para la comida rápida para asegurar que cada empleado sepa sus derechos,” said Amalia Ramírez, a fast-food worker, during the public-comment period.
The appeal came amid a string of…
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