Fast food workers in California are demanding employers sign a pledge reaffirming workers’ rights amid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids at workplaces across the US. The California Fast Food Workers Union, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union, drafted a Constitutional Pledge to California Workers’ Rights for workplaces to sign that affirms a commitment to protecting workers and “keep ICE from going where they are not allowed”. Of the more than 630,000 fast food workers in California, over a quarter are immigrants. Fast food workers in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita counties in California have also been pushing for a fast food fair work ordinance, which would provide paid trainings for workers to learn about their rights on the job. “Working people across Los Angeles are demanding global fast food employers sign the constitutional pledge to declare they are choosing courage over silence and dignity over fear,” said David Green, president and executive director of SEIU Local 721 in Los Angeles.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2026 20:30 UTC