Three more LA stores to close because of 'hero pay'
Two Los Angeles Ralphs stores and a Food 4 Less store described by officials as “long-struggling” will close in mid-May following the city’s passage of a $5 “hero pay” bump for grocery workers.
The decision to close the locations was “accelerated” by the Los Angeles City Council mandate passed earlier this month, Kroger officials said in a news release Wednesday.
We need more of this attention on the mom and pop stores, restaurants, and businesses that have to close. When Kroger does it, they're seen as a faceless behemoth that's just being greedy as people expect the other stores to subsidize theirs.
What about all of the people who shop there? How many people within walking distance buy their food there because they can afford to? How many employees there aren't going to make rent this month? It's not just mom and pop shops hurting. When a large business closes down, while supply chains of workers get hurt.
A mandate from 15 L.A. City Council members cause the layoffs or firings of a bunch of grocery store employees. Figures.
BTW, the 15 city council members are fourteen Dems and one independent. They all make $200,000 a year and have never missed a paycheck throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic thingybob. And then there's the fact that this will only increase the problem of 'food deserts' that Michelle O. was so concerned about.
Sooo easy for voters, judges, etc to reach into someone else's pocket to say "You need to pay this." In WA it started with 2.5% raise of 1 hour paid off for 40 worked time off. Then it moved on to an "insurance" scheme that charges the workers a premium for "protection" that very few will be able to collect on. Now the judges moved on to dairy farm workers having to get time and a half past 40. Even though the law was what it was, from 1959. Does nothing for the less than 40 people. Got a bunch of people reduced to 40. A few farms just said Fuck it, we're done. $40,000-50,000 wage jobs impacted. Now you're gonna get a $2 raise to $20 hour, but not over 40 hours= $41,600 gross. Jerry
This is the same thing that happened in Seattle and Portland when they raised their city wide min. wage to $15.00. The businesses that could afford to or wanted to moved, taking their city tax base with them. The ones that stayed and raised prices to at least break even went bankrupt.
All due to the foresight of Demonrat policy. They'll never learn.
Harder and faster it is. Go shop in Beverly Hills, they give stuff away free, there are no homeless to irritate you and you can get cash back from the checkout clerk without flashing your piece. I hear its only three buss transfers or two train and three transfers from South Central. One way, of course. Since no one in your household works, you’ve got plenty of time to take all day to buy a loaf of bread. Hey little sister can turn tricks in the back of the buss for her lunch money. Win Win. I hear the taco trucks are going to offer in buss vendors and with two you get egg roll. No krepla or borscht yet, but hold on it’s coming.
Economics 101 is the insight into supply and demand. Mandate a wage increase, the costs go up and the number of workers employed goes down. It's that simple. The workers that were making $15 an hour and less go bye-bye instantly, and those making $19.75 will probably stay, but some of them will be gone too.
Sarcasm on: But not to worry, the state's unemployment system will take up the slack. Sarcasm off.
$15 minimum wage, hero pay, allowed to steal $999 in goods; it all makes sense when you look at it from the perspective of trying to DESTROY jobs and DESTROY the USA. The people pushing this stuff know exactly what the results will be, a destroyed system that can be radically rebuilt.
Stupid politicians and bureaucrats that don't have the faintest idea how to run a business. An extra $5 an hour throws the entire business model upside down.
We need more of this attention on the mom and pop stores, restaurants, and businesses that have to close. When Kroger does it, they're seen as a faceless behemoth that's just being greedy as people expect the other stores to subsidize theirs.
ReplyDeleteWhat about all of the people who shop there? How many people within walking distance buy their food there because they can afford to? How many employees there aren't going to make rent this month? It's not just mom and pop shops hurting. When a large business closes down, while supply chains of workers get hurt.
DeleteThat's why you hear the phrase you get what you vote for. Dumbasses
DeleteA mandate from 15 L.A. City Council members cause the layoffs or firings of a bunch of grocery store employees. Figures.
ReplyDeleteBTW, the 15 city council members are fourteen Dems and one independent. They all make $200,000 a year and have never missed a paycheck throughout the Coronavirus Pandemic thingybob.
And then there's the fact that this will only increase the problem of 'food deserts' that Michelle O. was so concerned about.
I don't the word "hero" means what they think it does.
ReplyDeleteJust sayin'.....
Tim in AK
I know pepple who work for Kroger (Harris Teeter), they are a very fair employer. They took care of their employees during the pandemic very well.
ReplyDeleteThe gave all employees a temp hourly pay raise during the pandemic. The also gave every employee several Bonuses through out the pandemic.
They also gave all employees "in store shopping bonuses 3 Xs ($100)", that they could use on anything in the store.
They also received their "Profit Sharing Checks" during the pandemic.
The gubermint needs to keep their noses out of civilian employment....period.
De Oppresso Liber
Sooo easy for voters, judges, etc to reach into someone else's pocket to say "You need to pay this."
ReplyDeleteIn WA it started with 2.5% raise of 1 hour paid off for 40 worked time off. Then it moved on to an "insurance" scheme that charges the workers a premium for "protection" that very few will be able to collect on. Now the judges moved on to dairy farm workers having to get time and a half past 40. Even though the law was what it was, from 1959. Does nothing for the less than 40 people. Got a bunch of people reduced to 40. A few farms just said Fuck it, we're done. $40,000-50,000 wage jobs impacted. Now you're gonna get a $2 raise to $20 hour, but not over 40 hours= $41,600 gross.
Jerry
This is the same thing that happened in Seattle and Portland when they raised their city wide min. wage to $15.00. The businesses that could afford to or wanted to moved, taking their city tax base with them. The ones that stayed and raised prices to at least break even went bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteAll due to the foresight of Demonrat policy. They'll never learn.
Nemo
learn what?
Deletethe goal is to create misery and more gummint dependent people.
cloward piven
I’m hoping for ocean front property in Nevada
ReplyDeleteStupid is as Democrats does.
ReplyDeleteStupid is as Democrats does.
ReplyDeleteHarder and faster it is. Go shop in Beverly Hills, they give stuff away free, there are no homeless to irritate you and you can get cash back from the checkout clerk without flashing your piece. I hear its only three buss transfers or two train and three transfers from South Central. One way, of course. Since no one in your household works, you’ve got plenty of time to take all day to buy a loaf of bread. Hey little sister can turn tricks in the back of the buss for her lunch money. Win Win. I hear the taco trucks are going to offer in buss vendors and with two you get egg roll. No krepla or borscht yet, but hold on it’s coming.
ReplyDeleteEconomics 101 is the insight into supply and demand. Mandate a wage increase, the costs go up and the number of workers employed goes down. It's that simple. The workers that were making $15 an hour and less go bye-bye instantly, and those making $19.75 will probably stay, but some of them will be gone too.
ReplyDeleteSarcasm on: But not to worry, the state's unemployment system will take up the slack. Sarcasm off.
$15 minimum wage, hero pay, allowed to steal $999 in goods; it all makes sense when you look at it from the perspective of trying to DESTROY jobs and DESTROY the USA. The people pushing this stuff know exactly what the results will be, a destroyed system that can be radically rebuilt.
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It's impossible to explain "budget" to people who believe if you need more greenbacks, you print more greenbacks.
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Stupid politicians and bureaucrats that don't have the faintest idea how to run a business. An extra $5 an hour throws the entire business model upside down.
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