Laguna Beach residents will soon vote on Measure S, which looks to increase the minimum wage for hotel workers to $18 an hour. abc7DavidGonz breaks down the details.
"They're the backbone of the hospitality industry," said Unite Here Local 11 co-president Ada Briceño."The workers need to survive," Briceño said. "We need to take responsibility and pay them a living wage so they're not one paycheck away from homelessness as they live now.
Also, she said another provision of Measure S would require hotels to equip room attendants with devices like panic buttons."It's a device that's worn in someone's clothing that they can press and someone will come automatically and help them if they're in trouble," Briceño said. People opposed to Measure S say it's unnecessary and the Los Angeles-based union is trying to force restrictions on Laguna Beach hotel employees.They said it also restricts voluntary overtime which employees depend on.Copyright © 2022 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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