The battle over tipping is accelerating in Chicago, where lawmakers could advance a new law as soon as Wednesday requiring restaurants to pay waitstaff the city’s standard minimum wage, regardless of how much they earn in gratuities.
Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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“Intererestingly”, Mr. Callahan’s resto in Evanston is closing, and very suddenly; the socialist Evanston government is on the “let’s do a livable wage!” spree for restaurants: https://evanstonroundtable.com/2023/10/03/local-restaurant-thomas-dutch-closing-after-just-6-months/ Local restaurant Thomas & Dutch closing after just 6 months by Duncan Agnew – October 3rd, 2023 “With little warning or fanfare, Callahan and Doherty announced their intention to close their doors for good less than six months after the rebrand. Customers with reservations beyond this coming Sunday started receiving cancellation calls on Monday, Oct. 2… A spokesperson for Farmheads Hospitality Group did not immediately respond to questions from the RoundTable on Tuesday… Read more »
This is just the first step in unionizing restaurant workers. You think the server averaging $30 an hour with tips working 20 hours a week wants to work for $20 an hour and no tips. This will cause a big reset in the Chicago restaurant scene. If you’re only skill is being a server and your pay just got cut you’re leaving Chicago for the burbs or another state. Now that they’ve gotten rid of the ones that would vote against unionization they’ll make their push restaurant group by restaurant group at unionizing. Note to any restaurant owners – don’t… Read more »
Hmm, $40 per hour tending bar? Old Joe needs to get a retirement gig at Callahans.