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Wednesday, Sep 09, 2009
Councilwoman Hahn Wins the Fight to Provide Health Care for Workers at LAX
September 9, 2009
Yesterday, I led the City Council in approving an amendment to the City’s Living Wage Ordinance that I introduced, which will require that contracted workers at (LAX) be provided with health benefits.
When we are spending millions to revitalize LAX, the very least we can do is provide quality health care to airport workers and their families, who work so hard and who serve as the face of our city. And to those who say it’s the wrong time to do this, I say, there is never going to be a right time – that’s why now is the time. With all of the attention being focused on national health care reform, Los Angeles is leading the way.
Though this is a huge victory for workers in our city, there is still much to be done to see to it that everyone can enjoy high quality health insurance for themselves and their families.
The new living wage is expected to take effect in January of 2010.
Read more in the LA Times and the Daily Breeze. Watch the video here.
Posted at 12:00 AM