Healthcare workers in Los Angeles just got a raise.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance Friday, July 8 that sets a $25-an-hour minimum wage for healthcare workers in the city. The law covers all private sector healthcare employees who work in hospitals, integrated health systems and dialysis clinics.
The measure was approved last month by the Los Angeles City Council in a 10-0 vote after SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West collected the required amount of signatures to put the wage hike on the November ballot.
Since the measure was initiated by a petition drive, the council could either adopt the initiative or put it before voters. The council opted to enact the measure.
“We applaud Mayor Garcetti and the Los Angeles City Council for their leadership and taking a critical step toward protecting public health and addressing a healthcare worker staffing shortage that threatens Angelenos’ care,” SEIU-UHW President Dave Regan said in a statement.
An SEIU representative said the wage hike will apply to healthcare employees at more than 100 facilities throughout the city.
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