(02-04-2021, 08:59 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: Hopefully the unemployed who supported the $15 minimum wage will remember this.

Ralphs, Food 4 Less to close 25% of Long Beach stores over extra $4 per hour 'Hero Pay' ordinance (foxla.com)

The city council unanimously approved the wage increase on Jan. 19 to compensate grocery store workers for the dangers they face in serving the public during the coronavirus pandemic. The ordinance was tentatively approved, and a final vote is scheduled for Feb. 2.


The ordinance would be in place for at least 120 days, after which the ordinance would come back to the city council for a possible extension.

The company spokesperson noted that the Long Beach City Council’s mandate does nothing to raise wages for the frontline workers the city employs.



Damn you, free enterprise!!!

There will be business very adversely affected by a dramatic hike in minimum wage.

It's a major issue.

The real culprit is allowing the wage to stagnate for many years while inflation marched onward making the wage even less than it appears, but a way forward must be found. 

The only way forward IMO, is to implement incremental adjustments. 
Individual companies will need to be allowed to apply for an implementation schedule that will not break them. 

Not, BOOM, every entry level employee earns $15 an hour! 

( I realize the hero pay ordinance is a separate thing - but it correlates to the national issue at hand)

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