Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc., a manufacturing firm headquartered in North Hollywood, in what his staff said was an effort to promote the importance of middle-class jobs and boost the nationwide campaign to raise the minimum wage.
Prior to holding a press conference, Vice President Biden toured the Bobrick plant with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. The visit came a day after L.A. County approved a plan to gradually raise the minimum wage in unincorporated areas of the county to $15, mirroring legislation passed in May by the L.