As Cities Mandate Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers, Groceries Sue
One year into the pandemic, grocery store workers still face major resistance to getting the hazard pay they deserve
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Nearly a year into the pandemic, a new battle is brewing over grocery workers’ right to hazard pay.
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to give grocery workers a short-term $5 per hour pay increase, following the city of Long Beach’s approval in January of an ordinance that would require grocery stores with at least 300 employees nationally to provide their employees with an extra $4 an hour on top of their established hourly wages for a minimum of 120 days.
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