California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have among the highest minimum wages in the country, according to data compiled by the University of California-Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education. The state's minimum wage for all other workers — $15.50 per hour — is already among the highest in the United States. Cheering fast food workers and labor leaders gathered around Newsom as he signed the bill at an event in Los Angeles. “This is a big deal,” Newsom said. FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/newsom-signs-law-to-raise-minimum-wage-for-fast-food-workers/509-e1969b90-ebc2-4697-b32d-0725804a0895