Well it’s about time. By the time this goes into effect, it’ll have been 3 years since the last wage increase at UOR. With Disney already at a company minimum of $11 and up to $15 by 2021, this was inevitable. Hell, this increase will only match Wal-Mart after their increase to $12 about a year ago.
Either way, I’m glad this is happening. After recently going to an interview for a position at one of the Loews Hotels at Universal, I have to say it’s truly them that need to up their minimum (Universal and Loews employees are not one and the same, nor are they paid the same). They were trying to get me to accept a position at Aventura for only $9/hour. I knew that position, at Full-Time no less, pays more than that at many other respected places in town. Yet they seemed to wonder why they had so many openings...