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Friends,
I’m excited to share that the Fair Workweek LA (FWW LA) policy that our Grocery and Retail Team, under the leadership of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 (UFCW 770), had been rallying for before the pandemic is now back in LA City council! The FWW LA Ordinance is now moving through the Economic Development and Jobs Committee (EDJC) and then to the full council. As we move toward recovery from this unprecedented pandemic, a comprehensive FWW policy will make retail and grocery work more just for thousands of workers, make jobs in this sector sustainable, and will help uplift our communities who have been most impacted by the pandemic. Unfair scheduling impacts a huge number of working families in our city, with unstable work hours upholding a system of income inequality that keeps communities in poverty: workers in this sector are the least well off in the LA economy. This instability in scheduling has detrimental effects that also lead to poor health, stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, irregular meal times, missed medical appointments, no time off for emergencies or special events, and little chance to plan ahead for family, school, and additional work commitments.
The heart of the Fair Workweek Policy will ensure that retail workers in the city:
- Receive two weeks' notice of their schedules;
- Are not forced to work "clopening" shifts or to remain "on-call" for shifts;
- Will not be retaliated against for requesting a change in their shift;
- Will receive additional compensation for last-minute changes to their schedules; and
- Will be offered additional hours at their place of employment before employers hire additional part-time workers.
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The policy will apply to employers with at least 300 employees globally in the retail and grocery sector and will cover around 70,000 workers in the City of LA.Â
This is the opportunity for Los Angeles to join the growing chorus of cities that have passed fair scheduling policies, including New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Our essential workers in the retail and grocery industry should not have to keep facing the same challenges that they did prior to the pandemic.
Please submit a public comment in support of the FWW LA Ordinance and let's show up strong for our essential retail and grocery workers!
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Thank you,
Roxana Tynan
LAANE Executive Director
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Los Angeles Fair Workweek Ordinance (Council File 19-0229)
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My name is [INSERT YOUR NAME, IF APPLICABLE YOUR TITLE AND/OR THE ORGANIZATION YOU ARE PART OF and THE COUNCIL DISTRICT YOU RESIDE IN] I want to express my strong support for the LA Fair Workweek Ordinance (FWW). Our retail and grocery workers deserve access to high quality jobs and scheduling stability that affords them a good quality of life, positive work-life balance, dignity, and respect. We look forward to Los Angeles joining other major cities that have passed fair scheduling policies, including New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Our essential workers in the retail and grocery industry should not have to keep facing the same challenges that they did prior to the pandemic. Thank you.
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LAANE is a leading advocacy organization dedicated to building a new economy for all. Combining dynamic research, innovative public policy and the organizing of broad alliances, LAANE promotes a new economic approach based on good jobs, thriving communities, and a healthy environment.
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