Anaheim Considers Hourly Wage Increase for Some Workers
Anaheim, Calif. is the latest Orange County city to consider hazard pay also known as “hero pay” for certain employees.
City council will discuss during its May 11 meeting the possibility of a temporary pay hike of $3 to $5 per hour for grocery, retail, and drug store workers.
“While we celebrate [our essential workers] and thank them, what they really need is support in their wages,” Councilmember Jose Moreno, who requested the item, said during an April 27 meeting.
Santa Ana, Irvine, Costa Mesa and Buena Park previously enacted hero pay ordinances. Tustin was the most recent Orange County city to consider such a measure, but council rejected it with a 2-3 vote.