Labor, Restaurant And Franchise Groups Compromise On California’s FAST Act, Avoiding Referendum

In a surprise deal initially pushed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his administration, the main labor union representing fast-food workers, the National and California Restaurant Associations, the Intl. Franchise Assn., major restaurants chains and others have compromised on California’s controversial F.A.S.T Recovery Act, which was signed into law last year. The California legislature this…