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Santa Ana council advances local ordinance to require staffing at self‑service checkouts
Summary
The city council voted 7–0 to introduce an ordinance that would set minimum staffing and operational standards for self‑service checkout lanes at grocery and drug retailers, following testimony from union supporters who said automation had harmed jobs and safety and from industry representatives who urged more analysis.
The Santa Ana City Council on May 10 voted unanimously to introduce for first reading an ordinance that would require minimum staffing and operational standards for self‑service checkout stations at grocery and drug retail establishments.
Council members and union representatives said the measure is intended to protect workers and shoppers. "This ordinance is about balance," Jose Perez, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 324, told the council. Perez and other speakers said…
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