LA’s $30 Wage for Hotel Workers Will Backfire on Those Politicians Think They’re Helping

LA’s $30 wage for hotel workers will backfire on those politicians think they’re helping

A good friend of mine just bought a home near Springfield, Massachusetts for about $500,000. It’s a beautiful 4-bed 4-bath colonial in a peaceful neighborhood next to a lovely park. In Los Angeles, $500,000 gets you a dilapidated hut in the hood with a permanent police siren soundtrack.  It’s so expensive to rent or buy in Los Angeles, and California more generally, in great part because of a massive housing shortage caused by red-tape, land use…

Signature Gathering to Overturn Airport-Area Minimum Wage Increase Approved

Backers of a referendum to overturn the ordinance raising the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers received approval from the Los Angeles City Clerk’s office Friday to begin gathering signatures. The coalition of airlines, hotels and concession companies at Los Angeles International Airport dubbed as the Los Angeles Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress has until June 30 to gather about 93,000 signatures from the city’s registered voters…

Businesses seek to overturn hotel and airport wage hikes by forcing a citywide election

The group, known as the L.A. Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress, would need to gather about 93,000 signatures by June 30 for their measure to be on the ballot.

L.A. businesses take first step to overturn minimum wage increase for hotel workers

A coalition of hospitality related businesses have taken the first step to overturn a City ordinance granting hospitality workers a minimum wage increase expected to reach $30 per hour by the time the 2028 Olympics rolls into the Los Angeles region. The hotel minimum wage, approved by the council in 2014, is currently $20.32 per hour. The minimum wage for private-sector employees at LAX is $25.23 per hour, which includes a $5.95 hourly healthcar…