A contentious $30 minimum wage proposal for tourism workers has sparked fierce opposition in Los Angeles, with hoteliers warning it could cripple an industry still reeling from January’s wildfires and the pandemic.
On April 29, tourism stakeholders gathered at Los Angeles City Hall to oppose an amendment to the city’s Living Wage Ordinance and Hotel Workers Minimum Wage Ordinance. The proposed measure, nicknamed the “Olympic Wage Ordinance,” would incrementally raise minimum wages for airport workers and employees of hotels with more than 60 rooms to $30 per hour by 2028, coinciding with the Los Angeles Olympics.
The amendment is scheduled to be heard by the city’s Economic Development and Jobs Committee on May 6 before potentially…
