Members in the News: Beware Unintended Consequences

​To be clear, Airport Restaurant & Retail Association (ARRA) members support livable wages for their valued associates. In fact, ARRA members at many airports – including Los Angeles International – offer wages and benefits that exceed minimums set under various living wage ordinances. But we warn of unspoken and unintended consequences of well-intentioned efforts to legislatively impose wage rates. In a recent opinion column in the Los Angeles Daily News, ARRA board member Greg Plummer cautions that Los Angeles’ proposed $30 minimum wage is not a boon, but rather a threat to hospitality and airport workers and their employers.

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