How Brandon Johnson Crafted the Deal to Phase Out Tipped Minimum Wage in Chicago – WTTW (Chicago)

The restaurant industry is the largest employer of Chicagoans age 16 to 24, and Ald. Jessie Fuentes said raising their wages could reduce homelessness and crime throughout the city.
3 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
The Doctor
2 years ago

I’m not going to the city for anything lately. When I did work in the city, visited, etc. I do not remember many B or B female servers.

Giddyap
2 years ago

 Johnson Ban On Tipped Wage Would Hurt Businesses And Workers

Robert L. Peters
2 years ago

I skimmed over the report which is based on 1,000 interviews. It certainly seems like there’s some bad players in the restaurant industry. I would hope that the major corporate players are not exploiting black and brown females like the report alleges. What I found really interesting is the report details how their minimum wage is between $9 and $15 but makes no mention of what their wage is when tips are included. Perhaps a better study would be to look into the Illinois Department of Labor and how they deal with this. There certainly should be some sort of… Read more »

SIGN UP HERE FOR FREE WIREPOINTS DAILY NEWSLETTER

Home Page Signup
First
Last
Check what you would like to receive:

FOLLOW US

 

WIREPOINTS ORIGINAL STORIES

WE’RE A NONPROFIT AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE DEDUCTIBLE.

SEARCH ALL HISTORY

CONTACT / TERMS OF USE