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Workers press council for Olympic wage; commenters urge keeping crossing guards and reinspection of Produce Hotel
Summary
At public comment, airline-catering workers urged the council to adopt an Olympic wage for LAX employees; other speakers warned against replacing crossing guards with officers and asked for inspections at the Produce Hotel over alleged mold, pests and safety issues.
Dozens of public commenters addressed wages, public-safety staffing and housing conditions during the May 9 City Council meeting.
Workers at the airline caterer Flying Food Group asked the council to adopt the proposed Olympic (living) wage for airport workers. Multiple employees described long tenure, low pay and rising costs: "I have a diabetic husband... I paid $3,000 in rent," said Esperanza Montes. Another worker, Lisandro Preza of Unite Here Local 11, said his rent rose $200 this year and urged the…
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