Fullerton city council took no action June 1 when considering a temporary “hero pay” wage increase for grocery and retail workers. During an informational presentation on the proposed pay boost, brought forward by councilmembers Ahmad Zahra and Jesus Silva, council decided not to move forward with implementing an ordinance. Hero pay, or hazard pay, is a temporary pay hike, typically ranging from $3 to $5 per hour, intended to compensate frontline employees for working during the pandemic. Zahra said the impetus for the proposed ordinance came from large chain grocery stores hitting “record profits,” but refusing to offer extra pay to their employees. “As a result of that, that pushed the grocery workers to start actively advocating for this and seeking the help of cities,” Zahra said during the June 1 council meeting. “There’s certainly no action to be taken tonight, other than looking at the issue from sort of a broad point of view and also seeing how applicable …