The contracts spread out increases over the next several years, increasing the minimum wage for city workers to $20 per hour, starting this year, with the goal of reaching $25 per hour by 2026.
A Los Angeles City Council committee approved new contracts Tuesday with three labor groups representing thousands of employees that would result in pay raises totaling 22% over the course of five years as well as improved benefits.
Szabo noted that while the contracts share similarities there are differences. For workers represented by the Coalition of City Unions, the contract would carry through December 2028, providing a 22% boost to their wages. The EAA’s contract will provide members with a 17% increase in wages through December 2027. The City Attorney Units’ contract will carry through June 2028, providing a 22% increase to their wages.
“We currently do not provide a health-care benefit for these employees,” Szabo noted. “What we have agreed to do is provide a prorated rate at the single party coverage rate of Kaiser, so that’s currently about $9.70 an hour. We will not be adding that to their take-home pay — we would be setting that aside.”
Steve Koffroth, chair of the Coalition of City Unions and interim director of research and marketing at SEIU Local 721, urged the committee to approve the agreements, calling them a “good deal for all parties.”
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