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San Francisco plans to promote a bill that would raise the minimum wage for most SFO airport workers to $30 an hour by 2030 to address the high cost of living and the plight of low-wage workers in the Bay Area.
According to “san francisco The San Francisco Chronicle reported that wheelchair attendant Nestor Dolde, who has worked at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for 17 years, works two eight-hour shifts a day and doesn’t go home until almost midnight.
Dold said that even with 16-hour days, his hourly wage of $22.51 is barely enough to cover rent, gas and other basic living expenses where he lives in San Mateo County.
To help struggling workers like Dold, San Francisco City Councilman Rafael Mandelman wants to raise the minimum wage to $30 an hour by 2030 for thousands of SFO workers.
The bill proposed by Mondavin would affect a variety of positions at airports, including baggage handlers, wheelchair attendants, rental car attendants and cabin cleaners. The bill will not affect workers at cafes, restaurants and retail stores in the terminal, who already received pay increases after a three-day strike two years ago.
In recent years, the entirebay area The cost of living has increased rapidly, givinglow income There was tremendous pressure on the workers. In San Francisco, city leaders are working to reduce the cost of living and announced a 12% pay raise for city employees earlier this year.
SFO’s union has been renegotiating contracts with several companies that employ airport workers for more than a year, but are struggling to move forward on raises because the minimum wage is set by city ordinance. Mondavin said now is the time for the city, as operator of the airport, to step up and set a fair minimum wage for these employees.
The move follows a similar proposal passed by the Los Angeles City Council last year, which would have increased the minimum wage for workers at Los Angeles International Airport to $30. It was originally scheduled to take effect in 2028, but implementation was delayed to 2030 after strong opposition from the airline and hotel industries.
Unlike the law in Los Angeles, Mondavin’s proposal would not change the minimum wage for airport hotel workers. He also noted that the timeline outlined in his bill is consistent with Los Angeles’ plan.
The rules could affect more than 10,000 employees from various subcontractors working at the airport, most of whom are contracted by American Airlines. It is unclear whether the wage increase will increase costs for passengers.
At current wages, SFO workers’ hourly wages are significantly higher than San Mateo County’s current minimum wage of $17.95. Still, he has said for years that his wages are too low to afford the cost of living in the Bay Area. According to the Living Wage Institute, the county’s living wage, the hourly wage a single adult without children needs for basic living, is about $38 an hour.
The bill has not yet been submitted to the full committee for a vote, but seven lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, with Matt Dorsey promising he will continue to push the legislation forward.
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Mondavin proposed raising the minimum hourly wage to $30 for thousands of workers at San Francisco International Airport, taking effect in 2030, which is expected to make the cost of living in the Bay Area more affordable for low-wage airport workers.
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The bill primarily covers a variety of positions at airports, including baggage handlers, wheelchair assistants, car rental attendants, and cabin cleaners; However, employees of terminal cafes, restaurants and retail stores are not covered by the case.
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Because the cost of living in the Bay Area has long been rising, even though wheelchair assistant Dold works 16 hours a day, his salary is barely enough to cover rent and basic expenses. Therefore, the Congressman proposed that the City intervene to set a fair basic wage.
