The University of California is a public institution that belongs to the people of the state of California. The growth of new labor centers across California is a welcome development for the public good and will help us achieve an economy that serves us all.

A report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center shows that people working fast-food jobs are more likely to live in or near poverty. One in five families with a member holding a fast-food job has an income below the poverty line, the study said.

A report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center found that in 2019 an estimated 550,000 Californians worked in the fast-food industry, with most earning close to minimum wage. Eight out of 10 fast-food employees were workers of color, the study said, and six out of 10 were Latinx. Two-thirds were women.

A car caravan of more than 250 rideshare drivers will bring their “No on Prop. 22” message to Los Angeles on Wednesday, alleging the ballot measure would lock workers into sub-minimum wage jobs with little in the way of benefits.