Let's Pass L.A.'s Fair Work Week Ordinance

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To address poverty and homelessness in Los Angeles, we need to ensure that the retail economy provides jobs with reliable schedules and income that deliver stability for working families.

Los Angeles has 147,000 retail workers, making retail the 2nd largest sector in LA after healthcare. But many retail workers have unpredictable, fluctuating schedules over which they have no control. 80% of retail workers do not have a set schedule or guaranteed number of hours from week to week, and 77% get less than one weeks’ notice of their schedules.

We can do better. We can pass policies that require stable and predictable work hours for retail workers. San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, and Oregon have already achieved similar ordinances.

Contact your LA City Councilmember today and demand that they vote YES on the LA Fair Work Week Ordinance.

Message Recipients:
L.A. City Councilmembers

Gil Cedillo
Paul Krekorian
Bob Blumenfield
David E. Ryu
Paul Koretz
Nury Martinez
Monica Rodriguez
Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Curren D. Price, Jr.
Herb J. Wesson, Jr.
Mike Bonin
John Lee
Mitch O'Farrell
Jose Huizar
Joe Buscaino

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I wish to express my strong support of the Fair Work Week Ordinance (Council File 19-0229) and the recommendations outlined by the Bureau of Contract Administration. Over 147,000 retail workers in Los Angeles deserve access to high quality jobs and scheduling stability that affords them a high quality of life and positive work-life balance. I wish to thank the Council sponsors of the policy, the Bureau of Contract Administration, and the City Attorney’s office for their due diligence in outlining the policy and enforcement.

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Retail workers play an important role in customer experiences -- they give us advice on what clothes we purchase, answer questions about food ingredients, and much more. However, retail workers are among the least well-off in the Los Angeles Economy. The UCLA Labor Center released a report earlier this year called "Hour Crisis" which showed, among other details, that 8 in 10 retail workers in Los Angeles do not have a set weekly schedule, while 77 percent of workers receive their schedules no more than one week in advance. Studies have highlighted the deleterious impacts of unfair scheduling practices not just on workers’ income, but on their health and well-being, their children’s long-term outcomes, and more.

Research has shown that by adopting fair scheduling policies, companies also benefit. A pilot project that was implemented at 28 GAP stores in large cities across the country from 2015-2016 showed that stores’ return on investment was high, with median sales increasing by as much as 7 percent. This results in millions of dollars worth of new revenue for retail companies.

I strongly support the recommendations of the Bureau of Contract Administration, and that City Council agree to provide fair and just scheduling for their employees by passing a policy which ensures that retail workers in the city:

1. Receive two weeks’ notice of their schedules;
2. Are not forced to work “clopening” shifts or to remain “on-call” for shifts;
3. Will not be retaliated against for requesting a change in their shift;
4. Will receive additional compensation for last minute changes to their schedules; and
5. Will be offered additional hours at their place of employment before employers hire additional part-time workers.

For these, as well as many more reasons, and on behalf of retail workers everywhere, I strongly support this process moving forward.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Sincerely,

[First Name] [Last Name]
[Your Address]

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