on state, this is a butcher shop, no service. no cooking or serving, yet they ask you if you d like to flip. a flip screen in a butcher shop. yes. i don t think i ve ever seen that before. how do you decide to do that? these men and women have a knowledge base that they re taking to share when they come through the door. they re not pressured to but they re tipping because they pay for a service provided. reporter: emily owns the butcher shop and two restaurants in new haven, connecticut. at restaurants her front of house staff make tipped minimum wage at 6.38. the back of house staff make half that and aren t eligible for tips. the movement to get rid of tips/minimum wage, are you for it or against it? i m against it. reporter: eight states have
house staff make the state s tipped minimum wage. $6.38 an hour. tips bring them to $40 an hour on average. but the back of house staff make half that. and aren t eligible for tips. this movement to get rid of the tipped minimum wage, are you for it, against it? i m against it. and i think frankly it is kind of clueless. reporter: eight states have abolished the tipped minimum wage which in some is as low as $2.13 an hour. the national restaurant association is fighting against it calling it a top issue. that is money that will come out of my pocket, take away from the people that aren t getting tipped. i would need to raise my prices which causes pushback from the guests. reporter: but the group one fair wage is moving ballot and legislation measures to end the tipped minimum wage in 25 other states including illinois. that is how i live is with tips. reporter: destiny fox works in two chicago restaurants. she is saving up for school.
want to because they re paying for a service provided. reporter: emily owns the butcher shop and two restaurants in new haven, connecticut. at the restaurants, her front of house staff make the minimum wage, $6.38 an hour, tips bring them to $40 an hour on average but the back staff make half of that and aren t eligible for tips. this movement, are you for it or against it? i m against it. and think it is frankly kind of clueless. reporter: eight states have abolishished the tipped minimum wage which for some is as low as $2.13 an hour. the national restaurant association is calling it a top issue. that is money that will come out of my pocket and take away from people that aren t getting tipped and i need to raise my prices which caused pushback from guests. reporter: but the group one fair wage is moving ballot measured to end the tipped minimum wage in 25 other states
i will be speaking to england captain and legend david gower who has played here many times. you can follow ball by ball commentary on your wireless, on your radio. this little video in play highlights after they happen on the bbc sport website, and the app has the whole day rounded up at seven o clock. and it is read from day, because it is all about the late wife of the former england captain andrew strauss, this day is in memory of her and her cancer charity, raising money for a really good cause, so expect to see lots of people wearing bright colours in red for ruth day. it is good to see cricket give such support for various charities since her death. thank you, mike. you like it is 6.38. when the singer lewis capaldi
doctor simon boxall, thank you very much for your time. the time now is 6.38. as we ve been hearing this morning. the chancellor will meet with mortgage providers later to ask what they re doing to help customers with rising costs, after the bank of england raised the interest rate to its highest level for 15 years. ben s at an estate agents in coventry looking into this for us. yes, this is walmsley s estate agents in the city of coventry. it s a good place to come to get a sense of what s happening to the housing market.