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WS/FCS teachers shared their reaction after district leaders announced they made a "calculation error" for certified staff supplemental increase pay.

Epoch Times reports: Grocery chain Kroger said it closed down two California stores Saturday after the Long Beach City Council approved a COVID-19-related “hero pay” ordinance that increased wages by $4 per hour. The pay increase, mandated in January, was for workers who were employed at pharmacies and retail stores with 300 or more employees in the Southern California city. The move was announced earlier this year, but the Ralph’s and Food 4 Less — both operated by Kroger — w...

Stores forced to close over hero pay in Cali April 18, 2021 Ignorant politicians should keep their hands off private business. A case in point is the grocery chain Kroger’s which had to close two California stores Saturday after the Long Beach City Council approved a COVID-19-related “hero pay” ordinance that increased wages by $4 per hour. The pay increase, mandated in January, was for workers who were employed at pharmacies and retail stores with 300 or more employees in the South...

Kroger shuts down 2 stores after ‘hero pay’ mandate was implemented Photo by: Mike Kalasnik/Flikcr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Monday, April 19, 2021 10:11 AM UTC Related Stories Kroger is closing down two stores in California and reportedly, the decision was made after Long Beach approved the “hero pay” mandate. This new pay ordinance is requiring retail stores and pharmacies that employ 300 and more people to increase the per hour ...

Long Beach, California turns itself into a food desert Posted on Long Beach is now short two big grocery stores.  Ralphs and Food 4 Less have shut their doors, unable to sustain the city councils order that they raise worker "hero pay" by $4 an hour, pretty much forever. Grocery chain Kroger said it closed down two California stores Saturday after the Long Beach City Council approved a COVID-19-related "hero pay" ordinance that increased wages by $4 per hour. The move was announced earli...

Kroger Closes 2 Stores in California City That Required ‘Hero Pay’ Grocery chain Kroger said it closed down two Californiastores Saturday after the Long Beach City Council approved a COVID-19-related “hero pay” ordinance that increased wages by $4 per hour. The pay increase, mandated in January, was for workers who were employed at pharmacies and retail stores with 300 or more employees in the Southern California city. The move was announced earlier this year, but the Ralph’s and Foo...

2 Kroger grocery stores set to close in Long Beach Saturday due to Hero Pay ordinance  Published  Two Long Beach grocery stores set to close due to ‘Hero Pay’ ordinance LONG BEACH, Calif. - Two Kroger grocery stores in Long Beach are set permanently close on April 17 due to mandated raises, also known as the "hero pay" ordinance that was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Earlier this year, Long Beach became the first city in Southern California to pass the ordinance,...

Trader Joe’s has boosted extra pandemic pay for its hourly and non-management employees by $2 an hour at stores nationwide. Now, those employees will temporarily receive an extra $4 an hour with the "Thank You" wage "in recognition of the outstanding, inspiring work they do every day, in our stores and communities," the grocer said in a blog post. The increase comes as President Joe Biden calls on employers to provide hazard pay to frontline essential workers as part of his American Resc...

3 Feb 2021 Kroger announced Monday that it will be closing two stores in Long Beach, California — a Ralph’s and a Food 4 Less — after the city council voted to require that large grocery store chains pay workers additional “hero pay” of $4 per hour. Local Fox affiliate KTTV-11 reported: Ralphs and Food 4 Less, both owned by the parent company Kroger, announced Monday that they will be closing 25% of their stores in Long Beach after the city council passed an ordinance requiring compan...

Kroger closing 2 California stores after city orders pay hike Share Updated: 9:46 AM EST Feb 4, 2021 The Associated Press Share Updated: 9:46 AM EST Feb 4, 2021 The Associated Press Kroger Co. will close two Southern California supermarkets in response to a local ordinance requiring extra pay for certain grocery employees working during the pandemic.The decision announced by the company Monday follows a unanimous vote last month by the Long Beach...