Lawmakers in the city apparently benefited from union cash in their political campaigns, The Daily Caller claimed. Rusty Hicks, who heads the county Federation of Labor and helps lead the Raise the Wage coalition, said night that companies with workers represented by unions should have leeway to negotiate a wage below that mandated by the law." "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. In the immediate aftermath of the vote, the mayor said that "help is on the way for the 1 million Angelenos who live in poverty."Īpparently organized labor is apparently having second thoughts about the $15 minimum wage, the Los Angeles Times reports. There are a few additional procedural steps ahead, but final approval of the minimum hourly wage is a near certainty, as it also enjoys the support of Mayor Eric Garcetti, and the city attorney has already drafted the language of the new ordinance.
The city council voted 14-1 on May 19 in favor of hiking the minimum wage from $9 to $15 by 2020. Labor unions which helped push through a $15 minimum wage in Los Angeles are now asking for an escape clause from that same new regulation.
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