LA Mayor Garcetti just signed into law SEIU-UHW’s ballot initiative to establish a $25/hr minimum wage for private sector healthcare workers who work in hospitals, integrated health systems, and dialysis clinics in the city of Los Angeles.
If you are making less than $25/hour, your employer will be required to raise your pay once the ordinance is signed and fully adopted. The ordinance indexes the healthcare worker minimum wage annually to inflation.
The law explicitly forbids employers from cutting hours, staff, or services to raise wages. Our employers are making big profits during this pandemic — they have more than enough to raise wages.
We anticipate the ordinance will go into effect by the end of August, after a 31-day posting period.
The LA city council voted to pass this law because UHW members collected signatures to put the minimum wage increase on the ballot for this November’s election.
This is a big step towards fixing the staffing shortages, burnout and overwork that we are all facing. Our employers have failed to compensate us for our dedication and sacrifices, while they rake in big profits during this pandemic. They refuse to take serious action to fully staff our facilities and are always looking to cut wages and benefits.
Our employers want to cut pay and benefits. The minimum wage helps us fight back:
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