Fighting for higher subminimum wage
Currently, according to the group One Fair Wage, the federal sub minimum wage for a tipped worker is $7.35 per hour. In Buffalo, itâs slightly higher at $8.35 an hour. Tipped workers can keep their tips.
and last updated 2021-06-28 20:16:48-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Kay Kennedy says sheâs been working in the service industry since she was 16 years-old.
âSince I was 16, I have been using tips to pay my bills,â she said.
On Monday, she shared that knowledge with New York State Assemblymembers Monica Wallace and Jonathan Rivera, who both rolled up their sleeves at Spot Coffee downtown, to show the importance of raising subminimum wage in New York State.