City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana could not be reached for comment on the financial effects the change could have on the city. Aides to City Council President Herb Wesson and Mayor Eric Garcetti did not immediately provide comment on the unions’ proposal.
City labor agreements expired this week. Garcetti said Monday that negotiations on new contracts with the unions in the coalition were “just at their starting point.” The budget approved by Garcetti and the City Council for this fiscal year assumed that workers would get no salary increases.
Besides the $15 minimum, the coalition also wants to curb outsourcing of city work and ensure that part-time workers are assigned enough hours to qualify for health benefits.
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