PLEASE ACT NOW on Behalf of ‘Tipped Workers’ in New York!!

All workers in the State of New York should make a Living Wage. Everyone. The restaurant industry, however, has historically been given a special dispensation that allows it to pay a sub-minimum wage. Now the New York State Hospitality Wage Board has made its recommendations which are a step in the right direction, including increasing all ‘tipped workers’ to $7.50/hour. This is a 50% increase in the tipped wage. This increase is so important because waitstaff in New York currently earn less than half the median wage for all workers; far less than a Living Wage. The Governor and the Commissioner of the Department of Labor need to hear from you by February 20th! The restaurant industry is mobilizing to quash this important increase. That’s why this Action Alert is so important.