The clinics, being hosted in partnership with the Sacramento Fire Department, will be Friday, March 19, and Friday, March 26, both at 7:30 p.m. at the Delany Center Parking Lot.
Kroger closes more Los Angeles grocery stores in response to “Hero Pay”
The grocery store giant Kroger is planning to close three of its stores in Los Angeles, two Ralphs and one Food 4 Less, after the passing of a local “Hero Pay” ordinance that would grant grocery and pharmacy workers a $5 raise for the duration of the pandemic.
These “Hero Pay” laws, which have been adopted by a number of cities around the country now, have met with obstinate resistance from the employers. The California Grocers Association has initiated lawsuits against several cities in the state for passing these laws.
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San Francisco: $5/hour COVID hazard pay for grocery, pharmacy workers March 12, 2021 9:39 AM CDT By Marilyn Bechtel
A grocery worker stocks produce before the opening of Gus s Community Market in San Francisco, March 2020. | Ben Margot / AP
San Francisco this week joined the growing number of Bay Area cities mandating hazard pay for grocery workers, when its Board of Supervisors on March 9 unanimously passed an emergency ordinance requiring large grocers and pharmacies to pay their workers an additional $5 per hour during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New lawsuits target San Jose, Daly City Executive Editor Grocers such as Kroger are offering a one-time reward of $100 to associates who receive the recommended doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The California Grocers Association (CGA) has filed federal lawsuits against the cities of Daly City and San Jose challenging grocery pay mandate ordinances approved in those cities.
The Daly City and San Jose lawsuits allege similar violations of law as cases filed by CGA in Long Beach, Montebello, Oakland, San Leandro and West Hollywood. Daly City has mandated an additional $5/hour and San Jose $3/hour in extra pay for a select group of grocery store employees.