Every week at All Saints Church we put our faith into action. This Sunday we are signing letters to our California State Senators urging their support for AB 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards (FAST) Recovery Act.

California has an opportunity to launch a landmark economic equity campaign for 550,000 fast-food workers throughout the state by passing AB 257, the FAST Recovery Act. The bill would create a first-of-its-kind industry standards board that would bring fast-food workers to the table with employers and regulators to improve standards for workers and the public.

By passing AB 257, we would:

• raise standards for fast food service workers in California — 80% of whom are people of color, 60% are Latino/Latina and two-thirds are women;
• give local franchisees and workers the ability to hold multi-billion-dollar fast-food corporations accountable for better workplace standards and public safety;
• create an economic model that will uplift low wage, predominantly immigrant workers in the state;
• connect policy to progressive values and show that California knows how to lead the nation with innovative solutions that tackle rising inequality.

Workers across the country are taking action to demand improvements from employers like Starbucks, McDonald’s, and Amazon. Across California, fast food workers have waged strikes at more than 300 locations demanding better pay and conditions.

We need to support bold policy that addresses the economic and racial inequality issues facing the state’s half-million fast-food workers. The Assembly has passed AB 257. Please sign a letter to your State Senator urging them to support and vote for AB 257 and send it to the Governor’s desk.

Options to Take Action:

1. Sign the Action Letters at the Action Table outside the church on Sunday morning.
2. Download pdf a copy of the Action Letter that you can sign and mail.
   Action Letter to California State Senators supporting AB 257
3. Go to the Fight for $15 action on the Daily KOS website using this link:
   Sign Fight for $15’s petition supporting AB 257 and support bold policy to address economic and racial inequality for the state’s half-million fast-food workers.

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