THE CENTER SQUARE—The Center for Union Facts, an anti-union advocacy group, ran a full-page ad imploring the Los Angeles City Council to not adopt a $30 hotel minimum wage, citing state data showing the city lost 11,000 hotel jobs in 2024 despite a growing population.
The $30 minimum wage would apply to hotels with 60 or more guest rooms, and Los Angeles International Airport concessionaires with more than 50 employees, with an additional health benefit payment—redeemable as cash wages for employees with separate healthcare—at $8.35 per hour for employees at covered hotels, and $5.95 per hour for covered LAX concessionaires.
The current minimum wage at impacted hotels is $20.32 per hour, while the minimum wage at LAX is $19.28 per hour. The Los Angeles citywide minimum wage is $17.28 per hour.
The benefits payments and first wage hike to $22.50 per hour would…
