Posts Tagged as "Hero pay"

For Long Beach grocery workers, soon to expire hero pay has helped with necessities and mental health during the pandemic

May. 12, 2021 / By
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Stores have been hesitant to embrace hero pay ordinances, but the additional dollars per hour have been beneficial for grocery workers.
A man with a mask over his mouth poses in front of a tree and holds a sign saying "Food 4 Less enforce mask use."

Long Beach residents continue protesting Kroger as closure of two local stores nears

Apr. 9, 2021 / By
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Both the Food 4 Less in North Long Beach and a Ralphs near the Traffic Circle are set to close April 17.
A woman holds an orange sign that says support workers not the bottom line.

Protests against Kroger’s Long Beach store closures continue

Mar. 15, 2021 / By
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The rally was another in a series of actions criticizing The Kroger Company's decision to close two local stores after the Long Beach City Council passed a hero pay ordinance.