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The Nation’s Largest Post-Pandemic Survey of Service Workers Reveals Challenges with New York’s Persistent Subminimum Wage for Tipped...
Comms
Oct 27, 20231 min read
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Sep 20, 20230 min read
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Cook County IL Factsheet
THE SUBMINIMUM WAGE for tipped workers is $8.00 an hour in the state of Illinois, compared to the state’s full hourly minimum wage of...
Comms
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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A Win-Win Solution for Chicago
On May 15, 2023, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed his first executive order as mayor of Chicago. The order focused on boosting youth...
Comms
Aug 8, 20231 min read
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END THE SUBMINIMUM WAGE FOR TIPPED WORKERS in New York. Support bill A10710/S5567.
New York restaurant workers and owners are struggling. Ending the subminimum wage for tipped workers will provide a level playing field...
Comms
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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California Needs A Living Wage For All – Factsheet
The California Living Wage for All Coalition is a formation of worker and criminal justice organizations seeking to advance policy that...
Comms
Jun 16, 20231 min read
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The Washington, DC Consumers’ Guide to I-82 And Service Charges
With the passage of Initiative 82, Washington D.C. has made a historic move away from a business model built on the legacy of slavery,...
Comms
May 19, 20231 min read
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The National Restaurant Association’s Leading Role in Weakening Child Labor Laws
The National Restaurant Association was founded in 1919 with the express purpose of suppressing food workers’ wages, both in the...
Comms
May 18, 20231 min read
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Small Business Restaurants Succeed With One Fair Wage: A California & Maryland Comparative Analysis
Small business restaurants in Maryland are struggling to find staff in what is currently the worst staffing crisis in the industry’s...
Comms
May 1, 20231 min read
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Small Business Restaurants Succeed With One Fair Wage: A California & New York Comparative Analysis
Small business restaurants in New York are struggling to find staff in what is currently the worst staffing crisis in the industry’s...
Comms
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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Stop Leaving Us Out: 73 Years of New York State Minimum Wage Increases Excluding Women – Especially Women of Color.
The movement to increase the New York State minimum wage has made great gains for some workers. However, tipped restaurant workers, who...
Comms
Mar 30, 20231 min read
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Comms
Feb 2, 20230 min read
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The National Restaurant Association’s Donations to Members of the 118th United States Congress
The National Restaurant Association was founded in 1919, approximately 50 years after Emancipation, with the express intent of...
Comms
Jan 27, 20231 min read
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Ending Legacy of Slavery and Addressing Maryland’s Restaurant Staffing Crisis
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $3.63 an hour in the state of Maryland. While the state minimum wage increased to...
Comms
Jan 13, 20231 min read
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OFW Making History: Winning One Fair Wage in Washington D.C.
With Initiative 82 being on the ballot this midterm in Washington DC, this report outlines the benefits of implementing One Fair Wage. It...
Comms
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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THE KEY TO SAVING THE NEW YORK STATE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY POST-COVID 19
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is 66 percent of the overall minimum wage and ranges from $8.35-10.40 an hour in the state of New...
Comms
Oct 27, 20221 min read
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The Key to Saving the Maryland Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $3.63 an hour in the state of Maryland. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum...
Comms
Oct 26, 20221 min read
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Dine Back Better Portland
The National Restaurant Association was founded in 1919 to suppress workers’ wages and maintain the subminimum wage for tipped workers,...
Comms
Oct 12, 20221 min read
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Oct 4, 20220 min read
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Intentional Inequality Illinois
September 21, 2022 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. This date represents the approximate time a Black woman must work into the new year to...
Comms
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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