Irvine Will Consider ‘Hero Pay’ for Grocery Store Workers

A Ralphs grocery store worker in Irvine, Calif., on Feb. 5, 2021. John Fredricks The Epoch Times

Irvine city council will consider boosting the pay of grocery store workers during the COVID-19 pandemic at a Feb. 9 meeting.

If approved, the ordinance would increase employee pay by an extra $4 an hour at any large franchise company—not including managers, or supervisors—for 120 days. The ordinance would go into effect immediately.