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Apr 8 2021 3:22 pm
  • grocery store

Protests continue with two Long Beach grocery stores set to close next week

Brandon Richardson

The North Long Beach grocery store is part of a string of closures announced by Kroger Co. this year following several cities’ passage of “hero pay” ordinances.

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Feb 25 2021 4:39 pm
  • hero pay

Judge refuses to block ‘hero pay’ wage hike for Long Beach grocery workers

City News Service

The lawsuit seeking to overturn the pay raise will still be allowed to proceed, just with the law remaining in place for now.

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Feb 23 2021 3:38 pm
  • hero pay

L.A. County passes ordinance requiring $5 ‘Hero Pay’ for grocery workers

City News Service

“Grocery and drug retail employees have continued to report to work and serve our communities, despite the ongoing hazards and dangers of being exposed to COVID-19.”

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Feb 3 2021 12:11 pm
  • grocery store

Grocery workers and community leaders call on Kroger to reverse ‘evil’ decision

Brandon Richardson

Dozens of grocery workers were joined by city leaders and union representatives at a North Long Beach Food 4 Less to condemn the recent announcement by The Kroger Co. that it would close two stores in the city.

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Feb 2 2021 4:09 pm
  • grocery store

‘It was a shock’: Grocery workers, communities brace for impacts of Kroger store closures

Brandon Richardson

For more than 12 years, Kellye Hines-Parks has worked at Food 4 Less in North Long Beach. On Monday, she was told her store would be closing in April and that her future at the company is in limbo.

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Feb 1 2021 11:38 am
  • hero pay

Kroger to close a Ralphs and Food 4 Less in Long Beach after city’s ‘hero pay’ mandate

Brandon Richardson

The national grocery giant is closing one of its Ralphs stores, located at 3380 N. Los Coyotes Diagonal, and one Food 4 Less store, located at 2185 E. South St.

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Jan 21 2021 2:07 pm
  • hero pay

Council calls special meeting to fix procedural error in ‘hero pay’ ordinance, discuss lawsuit

Jason Ruiz

The Long Beach City Council will hold a special meeting Friday morning to discuss the lawsuit filed against the city in response to the council’s vote for a “hero pay” ordinance earlier this week.

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Jan 20 2021 1:20 pm
  • hero pay

Grocers file lawsuit alleging Long Beach’s new ‘hero pay’ ordinance is unconstitutional

Jason Ruiz

The suit claims the emergency ordinance singles out grocery stores despite other sectors like public safety, transportation and restaurants also employing essential front line workers but not being mandated to pay them extra money.

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Dec 16 2020 8:04 am
  • grocery store

Council moves toward mandating $4 an hour ‘hero pay’ boost for grocery workers

Jason Ruiz

The emergency ordinance would require large chain grocery stores to pay their employees an additional $4 per hour for at least four months.

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