Labor also won a $20 minimum wage for California fast-food workers, a significant boost from the current statewide $15.50 minimum wage. “Health care in California will be more accessible and equitable because workers and healthcare providers stood together and stood up for patient care,” SEIU California Executive Director Tia Orr said of the health care deal. Your Email Address Sign UpSubsequently, at all sites, the $25 minimum wage would be increased annually to keep up with inflation. But the agreement bars local governments from requiring higher local minimum wages for health care workers for 10 years, until 2034. The association helped scuttle a push for a $25 hourly minimum wage for health workers a year ago.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 15, 2023 16:19 UTC