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Ontario, California, Measure V, Hospitality Labor Regulations and Minimum Wage Initiative (March 2026)

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Ontario Measure V

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Election date

March 24, 2026

Topic
Local minimum wage and Local unions and collective bargaining
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Initiative


Ontario Measure V was on the ballot as an initiative in Ontario on March 24, 2026. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported this initiative to:

  • gradually increase the minimum wage for hotel, event center, and airport employees to $30 per hour in 2030;
  • limit daily hours of work for those hospitality employees and square footage of rooms cleaned by hotel workers; 
  • require service charges be equitably distributed to the employees who performed them; and
  • authorize the city manager to investigate all employee complaints and provide penalties for violations.

A "no" vote opposed this initiative to gradually increase the minimum wage for hotel, event center, and airport employees to $30 per hour in 2030 and adopt other labor regulations related to hospitality workers.


A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure V.

Election results

Ontario Measure V

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 5,265 40.43%

Defeated No

7,756 59.57%
Precincts reporting: 100%
Election results are unofficial until certified. These results were last updated on March 30, 2026 at 8:39:26 PM Eastern Time.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure V was as follows:

“

Shall the measure, placed on the ballot by initiative, imposing new requirements on employers for certain airport hospitality, event center and hotel workers, including a citywide minimum wage starting at $21/hour in 2027 and rising to $30/hour in 2030, daily work hour limits, daily square footage limits of rooms cleaned by hotel workers, and new city manager duties to administer the measure and investigate claims by workers, be adopted?


[ ] Yes


[ ] No

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Support

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Supporters

Political Parties

  • Greater Ontario Democratic Club

Organizations

  • United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1428
  • Warehouse Worker Resource Center

Arguments

  • Greater Ontario Democratic Club: "Measure V is the first effort in Ontario/Inland Empire to establish a true living-wage standard for hospitality workers, raising the minimum to $18 an hour and increasing every year until it gets to $30 in 2030. Measure V also establishes common-sense safety regulations that protect hotel workers who may face threatening conduct."


Opposition

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Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in California

This measure was put on the ballot through a successful citizen initiative petition drive.

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