LAX hotel workers losses

A group seeking to impose a "living wage" on hotels near Los Angeles International Airport is estimating workers there have lost more than $4.6 million over the past 17 months as legal challenges over the issue continue and one hotel has agreed to unionize. Daily News.

The New Century Coalition, which has been behind the effort to get higher wages for workers at the seven LAX-area hotels, was set to formally release its findings today.

The group said its study found the hotels' workers lost an average of about $2,300 each as a result of the lower pay, with the range of pay loss coming in at a low of $648 for night cleaners to as much as $3,964 for food servers.