After Long Struggle, Long Beach Votes to Raise the Minimum Wage

Jan. 22, 2016 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Living Wage

In the video above, see how the council voted and what low-income workers said was at stake for their livelihood and for the city.

Would You Like a Living Wage with That?

Dec. 16, 2015 / By Michael Lozano and CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Restaurants, workers

Many restaurant workers are anxiously anticipating a decision by the Long Beach City Council over whether to approve a raise in the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour.

Long Beach Workers Break Their Silence On Wage Theft

Jun. 18, 2015 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Wages, workers

On June 13, the Coalition to End Wage Theft held a town hall to discuss poverty jobs and unpaid wages in the city, including ways to work together to solve the issues.

Hundreds Protest At Walmart In Long Beach On Black Friday

Dec. 8, 2014 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: Living Wage, workers

Protestors join Walmart workers on strike on Black Friday to protest poor wages and working conditions in Long Beach.

Who Are The Long Beach Port Workers?

Jul. 18, 2014 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Living Wage, Port of Long Beach

Paco Sanchez drives about 100 miles to get to work at the Long Beach port from his home in Redlands...

What A Low Wage Worker Looks Like In Long Beach

Jun. 3, 2014 / By Nisa Cheng
Tags: Jobs, Living Wage, workers

[Ed. Note] VoiceWaves interviewed three low-wage workers in Long Beach to talk about the daily struggles they face trying to provide for their families, as well as a community organizer with Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community...

What You Need To Know About Wage Theft In Long Beach

May. 16, 2014 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: Jobs, Living Wage

 

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Living Wage Advocates Speak Out Against “Bluff Project”

Mar. 28, 2014 / By Todd Johnson
Tags: Employment, Hotel Workers, Jobs, Living Wage, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community

Christopher Zatarain arrived at the California Coastal Commission meeting at Long Beach City Hall at 8 a.m...

After Wage Victory, Hotel Workers Hit With Less Hours

Dec. 10, 2013 / By Adalhi Montes and Summer Culbreth
Tags: Hotel Workers, Jobs, Living Wage, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community

Eleven months after a living wage measure for hotel workers passed in the City of Long Beach, workers at the Hilton Hotel say that the wage increase to $13 an hour has resulted in a reduction of their work hours...