LA County mandates $5 an hour 'hero pay' for frontline grocery workers

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Los Angeles County will mandate an extra $5 per hour in 'hero pay' for frontline grocery and drugstore workers

including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, and other West Coast municipalities have mandated similar"hero pay."criticized Seattle's $4 an hour temporary pay bump, and says increased labor costs forced it to close two more stores. Kroger previously closed two stores in Long Beach, California, after similar measures passed., according to Brookings' analysis, included Best Buy, Target, and Home Depot.

They offered significant hazard pay raises, ranging from an additional $2.22 to an additional $3.07 per hour. , whose employers benefitted financially from the pandemic. Other frontline workers who are at risk of infection, including nursing home staff, food service workers, janitors, and others are not eligible for hazard pay.

 

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this is terrible news

Can’t do that.

I guess those kroger will shut down too. pos fairwage profitsharing union ufcw

Grocery stores will close, plus it only took a year

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