‘$4 isn’t much’: Closure of Ralphs over COVID-19 ‘hero pay’ angers shoppers, employees
LA TimesKroger will close this Ralphs market, at 3380 N. Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach, in response to the city imposing a “hero pay” increase for workers of $4 dollars per hour. There was disappointment and anger Tuesday at a Long Beach Ralphs that is slated to close over the city’s new law providing “hero wages” to workers at grocery stores. what makes you think they’re gonna care for you by transferring you out?” said Love, who was sporting a mask that read “How may I help you?” Kroger, the owner of Ralphs, Food 4 Less and other retailers, said Monday that it would close two stores in Long Beach in response to city rules mandating an extra $4 an hour in “hero pay” for grocery workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “You guys have been giving us the hero pay and taking it away,” he said, referring to Kroger’s temporary $2-per-hour boost, which lasted less than two months at the beginning of the pandemic.
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