Pay hikes for city workers will add $1 billion to LA's yearly budget by 2028, report says
LOS ANGELES — Earlier this year, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass negotiated a package of raises and increased benefits for tens of thousands of city workers — money aimed at addressing the rising cost of food, housing and other household expenses.
On Friday, the public got its first glimpse of the price tag for those employee contracts. City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, in a 40-page analysis, said the planned salary agreements with the city's civilian employee unions would add $316 million to the city budget in the next fiscal year, climbing to more than $1 billion annually by 2028.
The agreements — more than
