“Costs for food and shelter are inordinately high here.” “Families in Northern California struggle to get by on the minimum wage,” Greg Sarris, tribal chairman for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria said in a press release. The tribal gaming facility also announced it will start a new quarterly discretionary bonus program. All other hourly workers will be paid $18.50 per hour, a $3.25 per hour minimum raise based on current wages, according to the casino’s announcement. Tipped workers will earn $17.50 per hour, a $2.50 per hour minimum raise based on current wages. The pay hikes at the Rohnert Park casino include a minimum 10% pay raise for salaried employees, and hourly wage increases both for tipped and non-tipped workers, according to a press release.
Graton Resort & Casino announced today it will implement wage increases for a variety of workers across the entire operation, effective Monday, March 8.
