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Mayor Brandon Johnson Vows to Veto Legislation Freezing Wage Increases for Tipped Workers
Chicago City Council voted 30-18 to freeze tipped worker wage increases amid concerns over restaurant closures and job losses, while Mayor Johnson plans to veto the measure.
- Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed to veto legislation freezing wage increases for tipped workers in Chicago.
- Advocates argued the wage increase has benefited tipped workers and restaurants, while opponents claimed it has led to job losses.
- Johnson said he will not let working people struggle and supports both small businesses and their employees.
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The debate over the salary of workers with tips in Chicago rekindled after the City Council voted to freeze a plan that sought to equate their income with the rest of the employees.The bill opens a new chapter of political and economic uncertainty, in which interests of gastronomic entrepreneurs, workers and mayor Brandon Johnson's own administration are faced.A tight vote that changes the course of wages with tips in ChicagoAccording to NBC Chi…
City Council freezes pay for tipped workers at 76% of minimum wage to help struggling restaurants – Chicago Sun-Times
“There is like a real disconnect going on in City Council now. It’s like an alt-universe... The entire world is calling for affordability and raising wages, and this City Council just took raises away from Black and Brown women," the mayor said after the vote.
Mayor Brandon Johnson vows to veto legislation freezing wage increases for tipped workers
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday pledged to veto an ordinance approved by the City Council to halt the phase-out of Chicago's subminimum wage for tipped workers, calling the proposal "shameful."
City Council freezes pay for tipped workers at 76% of minimum wage to help struggling restaurants
The move sets the stage for Mayor Brandon Johnson's third veto of his first term. Johnson said this week it would be “not only tone deaf, but irresponsible” for the City Council to stop what was supposed to be a five-year phase-out of the subminimum wage for tipped workers.
City Council Freezes Tipped Wage Increase, But Mayor Says He'll Veto
Alderpeople in 2023 approved a gradual phase-out of the so-called subminimum wage for tipped workers by 2028. But pushback from restaurant owners led the City Council to halt future increases.
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