Six years ago, it was dismissed as too radical. Today, $15 for all workers is written into St. Paul’s legislative code.
Fight for $15 moves to city hall
September 12, 2018 by
“The time for debate is over,” Pastor James Erlandson said. “It’s time to pass the ordinance.”
Women workers take on MN restaurant lobby over tip penalty
June 28, 2018 by
An attack on tipped workers’ wages is an attack on women.
Restaurant industry pushes tip penalty; unions and tipped workers push back
April 25, 2018 by
The industry says it’s in trouble, but job openings in Minnesota restaurants have increased by 200 percent since 2014, when the minimum wage began to climb.
Four takeaways from the new report on raising St. Paul’s minimum wage
February 22, 2018 by
Poverty wages are a big problem in St. Paul, but interest groups are already trying to poke holes in a potential minimum wage ordinance.
Bobby Kasper: Raising wages starts at home
February 5, 2018 by
In St. Paul, we can cross our fingers and wait for corporate tax cuts to trickle down, or we can pass a $15 minimum wage that ensures no one working in our city lives in poverty.
One Fair Wage or tip penalty? Debate splits St. Paul service industry
January 24, 2018 by
Unions and worker advocacy groups oppose a two-tier wage system, arguing it leaves behind the very workers a minimum wage is supposed to benefit.
Prominent activist to talk $15, #MeToo with tipped workers in St. Paul
January 16, 2018 by
Saru Jayaraman’s work reveals the tip penalty’s troubling impact on working conditions in the restaurant industry, especially regarding sexual harassment.
Nancy Goldman: Increase the minimum wage without penalizing servers
March 28, 2013 by
Minnesota is one of only seven states that does not have “tip credit” or Tip Penalty laws. Minnesota minimum wage was last increased in 2007. As the current legislators look to increase our state minimum wage, which is among the lowest in the country, Hospitality Minnesota, the restaurant employers association, is once again trying to […]
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