A measure that proposes to raise the minimum wage for some healthcare workers in Los Angeles to $25 an hour will go before voters in 2024, according to a Sept. 30 report from the Los Angeles Daily News.
The city ordinance to raise the minimum wage resulted from an initiative petition drive presented to the Los Angeles City Council in June. As a result, the council adopted the ordinance, which was signed into law by Mayor Eric Garcetti. According to the report, a group called "No on the Los Angeles Unequal Pay Measure" subsequently collected enough signatures to force a referendum, suspend the ordinance, and prompt a public vote on the measure.
The ordinance would raise the affected workers' minimum wage, adjust it annually to account for living costs, and prohibit employers from funding the minimum wage increase by laying off workers or reducing benefits and hours. However, the ordinance only applies to privately owned facilities. The current minimum wage in Los Angeles is $16.04 an hour.
The initiative petition drive creating the ordinance was organized by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West. According to the union, its members are concerned about short-staffing in healthcare facilities, and 20 percent said they had considered leaving the field in the past year.
The opposition group is funded primarily by the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. Its members contend the municipal ordinance excludes workers at more...
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