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Starting on Monday, most California fast food workers will receive at least $20 per hour, making it one of the highest minimum wages in the nation. A statute that raises the minimum wage, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last September, followed a push from the state’s fast food workers and labor unions, who organized several strikes demanding better working conditions and wages.

According to a recent study published by the American Journal of Public Health, health insurers are among the top investors in major fast food chains. Ironically, these companies invest nearly 2 billion dollars per year in companies closely linked with heart and vasculary diseases. “The insurance industry, so far as it seeks to make a […]