August 23, 2017
Although the restaurant industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. economy, individuals who earn “tipped wages” remain particularly disenfranchised. The National Restaurant Association touts the false notion that “tip-earning employees can be among a restaurant’s highest earners.” In fact, industry wages are extremely low. People working… Read More»
Tags: minimum wage, Racial discrimination, racial justice, racial wage gap, Restaurant workers, ROC United, tipped minimum wage, tipped wage, tipped workers, Undocumented workers
October 8, 2014
Women who earn the federal tipped minimum wage of only $2.13/hour are twice as likely to face sexual harassment at work as women in states requiring the full minimum wage, according to a new report by Restaurant Opportunities Centers United. “We need to eliminate the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers… Read More»
Tags: Glass Floor: Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry, minimum wage, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, ROC, ROC United, Saru Jayaraman, sexual harassment, tipped minimum wage, waitress
