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Over a hundred tourism workers in Los Angeles have launched the "Defend The Wage LA" campaign to oppose a petition from the tourism industry aimed at overturning the Olympic Wage. This wage increase, set at $30 by the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, was achieved after extensive efforts by room attendants, cooks, dishwashers, airline catering, and airport workers.
Maria Torres, a dishwasher at Flying Food Group and member of UNITE HERE Local 11, emphasized her struggle for the wage to support her family in Honduras. She plans to move due to high living costs in Los Angeles. "I will be out there every day educating voters about the bosses’ phony petition and urging them not to sign," she said.
Kurt Petersen, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11, likened the situation to "David versus Goliath," accusing Delta and United Airlines and the hotel industry of trying to undermine worker wages. He urged people to report anti-Olympic Wage petition circulators.
