That’s how much millions of American workers are paid under the federal subminimum wage which was set all the way back in 1991.While many think tipping for services has gotten out of control, arguing over who deserves a tip and how much they should get distracts from what we should really be angry.
We brought this topic to two separate owners: one of which is already paying their employees a flat wage and another who said his business would not survive if wage pay out has to change.
Fresh off a major victory that made Chicago the largest city in the nation to independently abolish a lower minimum wage for tipped workers, the national One Fair Wage campaign is looking for similar success in Springfield. Members of the organization stood with supportive Illinois lawmakers outside the state Capitol on Tuesday to unveil proposed legislation that would phase out the subminimum .
It’s a classic Chicago story: An alderman wants something done in their ward, and the mayor’s office twists their arm to get a favor back in exchange. But in this case, the proposed trade chip is the fate of West Loop homeless encampments. And an official in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is taking the unusual step of acknowledging the would-be quid pro quo took place, calling it a .