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CleanLink recently reported that on May 15, the Los Angeles City Council had approved a measure that would raise minimum wage for tourism workers to $30/hour by 2028. The proposal was approved and will reportedly impact hotels with over 60 rooms. 

In response, the Center for Union Facts published a full-page ad on May 22 in the California statewide edition of USA Today calling out the Los Angeles City Council’s decision to move forward with a union-backed $30 minimum wage for hotel and tourism workers, saying the city is “ruining a golden opportunity.”

The ad calls out the 11,000 hospitality jobs the city lost last year, saying “this new proposal will kill more jobs and raise costs for visitors.” The city’s industry has faced a perfect storm of natural and man-made disasters, including the recent fires, unrealistic wage and benefit mandates, and disruptive strikes that hinder tourism.

“L.A.’s hospitality industry is already struggling, and this drastic wage increase will only make the situation worse,” said Charlyce Bozzello, communications director for the Center for Union Facts. “The union pushing for this policy – Unite Here Local 11 – is the same union that has disrupted weddings, disturbed countless hotel guests with early morning protests, and even tried to ruin a Taylor Swift concert. Now, it looks like the union’s next target is the L.A. Olympics.”

See the full-page ad here.