By Abby Sewell

January 4, 2011 - Workers at the exclusive California Club in downtown Los Angeles who walked off the job to protest a proposed wage freeze in December announced they won a contract with modest increases in pay and benefits.

About 150 workers at the private business club waged a one-day strike Dec. 15 in protest of a proposed six-month wage freeze.

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By Abby Sewell 

Workers at an exclusive private business club in downtown Los Angeles walked off the job Thursday in protest of management's demands for a six-month wage freeze.

About 150 California Club employees were planning to join in the strike.

The California Club, founded in 1887, is one of the bastions of Los Angeles' old-school elite. Its members over the years have included such powerbrokers as Gaylord Wilshire, William Mulholland, Norman Chandler and Richard J. Riordan.

Workers from the California Club, one of downtown LA’s oldest private clubs, walked off the job today, Thursday, Dec. 15, in a one-day strike. As corporate profits soar and the economy rebounds for the rich, workers are striking in protest of management’s demand to freeze wages for six months.

Workers are asking for small wage increases over the next three years to keep up with the cost of living and stay on par with the Jonathan Club, a similar venue. Currently California Club dishwashers and housekeepers make less than $29,000 a year.

The California Club is a membership-based organization made up of LA’s elite. It’s website claims members are leaders in business, industry and government.