Ralphs, Food 4 Less locations closing in Long Beach over 'hero pay'

abc7.com ^ | Feb. 2, 2021 | Rachel Jordan and Marc Cota-Robles

[PROCON]

ONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Grocery company Kroger announced on Monday it will be shuttering two of its stores in Long Beach -- a Ralphs location and a Food 4 Less store -- in response to a city ordinance requiring a $4 "hero pay" salary boost for some workers.

"As a result of the city of Long Beach's decision to pass an ordinance mandating extra pay for grocery workers, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close long-struggling store locations in Long Beach,'' according to a company statement. "This misguided action by the Long Beach City Council oversteps the traditional bargaining process and applies to some, but not all, grocery workers in the city."

"The irreparable harm that will come to employees and local citizens as a direct result of the city of Long Beach's attempt to pick winners and losers, is deeply unfortunate. We are truly saddened that our associates and customers will ultimately be the real victims of the city council's actions.''

[PROCON]

We are truly saddened that our associates and customers will ultimately be the real victims of the city council's actions.

Liberal social policies ALWAYS cause the opposite results intended.

[HangnJudge]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_consequences

[brownsfan]

“Liberal social policies ALWAYS cause the opposite results intended.”

But liberals are never blamed, nor held accountable.

Good, more pain.

[Osage Orange]

I don’t blame the stores.......Gobment is out of control...and will be the ruin of us.....

[lee martell]

Another Fine Mess produced by people who didn’t think things through to the logical conclusion.

[Tadhg]

Oakland just passed a similar measure last night - more Cities to follow.

[AppyPappy]

Kroger is a union shop.

[ducttape45]

And yet people keep electing the same idiots into office every cycle.......

[ThunderSleeps]

So, would you rather be employed at say $10/hr, or getting $14/hr - but no hours (ie. unemployed).

Great job Long Beach, great job. {slow clap}

[READINABLUESTATE]

“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_consequences“

https://billstclair.com/Unintended-Consequences.pdf

[PROCON]

Seattle also is passing this dumbass law.

[Mark]

Los Angeles going with 5% hero pay.

[Mark]

5.00— NOT 5%****

[Osage Orange]

Oh Lord,

I would live my life in freedom, peace and happiness, enjoying the simple pleasures of hearth and home.

I would die an old, old man in my own bed, preferably of sexual overexertion.

But if that is not to be, Lord, if monsters such as this should find their way to my little corner of the world on my watch, then help me to sweep those bastards from the ramparts, because doing that is good, and right, and just.

And if in this I should fall, let me be found atop a pile of brass, behind the wall I made of their corpses.

~ The Rifleman's Prayer

[heavy metal]

food 4 less is now less food 4u...

[Cold Heart]

Portland(D) homicides increased dramatically after the mayor and city council low funded the police and disbanded a police anti-gang task force.

The city council is working very hard to find a solution

[mykroar]

+1

[T.B. Yoits]

This is about Fascism - government taking over control of businesses. Citing the excuse of the Wuhanic Plague is just the methodology.

Creating a minimum wage decades ago was just one step of this takeover.

[FatherofFive]

And yet people keep electing the same idiots into office every cycle.......

Idiots. Insanity on display.

[FatherofFive]

food 4 less is now less food 4u...

Clever