""It was a positive outcome for families that are really struggling right now," South Bay Labor Council Executive Officer Jean Cohen told San José Spotlight."
""We're hoping that what happened on Tuesday is a reset and a reminder about the responsibility to ensure that the contracts that the city has with people are reflective of our values," Cohen said."
""While Bay Area residents faced a 20% increase in the prices of daily necessities over the past six years, San Jose's living wage has gone up just 14.7% - reaching $26.73 per hour.""
San Jose's City Council approved changes to its living wage policy, benefiting low-paid workers employed by service contract companies. The update adjusts the wage-setting formula and includes a one-time pay increase to align wages with the cost of living. Labor advocates highlighted that the previous formula had underpaid workers for years. The new policy will result in an estimated pay increase of about one dollar per hour. However, there will be no retroactive pay for past wage stagnation.
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