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Labor leaders want exemption from L.A. minimum wage law for companies with union workers Labor leaders, who were among the strongest supporters of the citywide minimum wage increase approved last week by the Los Angeles City Council, are advocating last-minute changes to the law that could create an exemption for companies with unionized workforces. The push to include an exception to the mandated wage increase for companies that let their employees collectively bargain was the latest unexpected detour as the city nears approval of its landmark legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. For much of the past eight months, labor activists have argued against special considerations for business owners, such as restaurateurs, who said they would have trouble complying with the mandated pay increase. But Rusty Hicks, who heads the county Federation of Labor and helps lead the Raise the Wage coalition, said Tuesday night that companies with workers represented by unions should have leeway to negotiate a wage below that mandated by the law. "With a collective bargaining agreement, a business owner and the employees negotiate an agreement that works for them both. The agreement allows each party to prioritize what is important to them," Hicks said in a statement. "This provision gives the parties the option, the freedom, to negotiate that agreement. And that is a good thing." Coalition representatives said the proposed exemption would ensure the city complies with federal laws which they say give collective bargaining agreements precedence over local ordinances. They also contend that it would keep L.A.'s ordinance consistent with previous city wage laws. Some business leaders criticized the proposal, however, calling it ironic in light of union leaders' past opposition to special considerations for some employers. Once again, the soaring rhetoric of helping the working poor is just a cover for city government acting as a tool of organized labor!!! Source L A Times |
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I learned from our SFF Friends who visited Australia last fall were informed to NOT tip the waitresses because they made almost twelve dollars an hour. This past weekend we were honored to take an SFF Friend from Australia to breakfast. I insisted I pay the check for the three of us. The bill was twenty six plus dollars, she ask to see the check, then responded this meal would cost you between fifty and sixty dollars in my country. I left a four dollar tip. . The beginning of life, conception..
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