California's $20 minimum wage for fast food could make hiring school cafeteria workers more difficult

California's new $20 minimum wage for fast food workers could make it harder for schools to hire cafeteria workers amid increased demand for school meals.

Some school districts like Sacramento Unified have already raised wages to $20/hr to compete with fast food restaurants.

Higher wages in fast food could draw some existing school cafeteria workers away to those jobs.

Schools are limited in what they can offer to compete on wages, but can offer better stability, benefits, and hours.

Advocacy groups proposed state-funded bonus pay for school cafeteria workers completing apprenticeships, but it wasn't included in the Governor's budget.