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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

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All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

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Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Historic change for tipped workers: Subminimum wage to end in Chicago restaurants, bars (www.usatoday.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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Tipped restaurant and bar workers in Chicago will make $15.80 per hour through raises over the next few years as subminimum wages are banned.

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[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pretty sure a tip intended for an employee going to the employer is illegal. Employers cannot keep tips.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is true, in Illinois. However, restaurants can do whatever they like with "service charges", though customarily those go to the service staff. Automatic gratuity is already illegal in Illinois, or at least illegal to enforce, so a lot of restaurants already apply a service charge on large parties... easy enough, and perfectly legal, to expand that and claim it as revenue.

And that's just the legal route. Wage theft is rampant in this industry, at least in Chicago.

Source: Am current server in Chicago for over decade.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You think it's just in Chicago? Wage theft is the biggest type of theft in the entire nation. Dollar for dollar, it dwarfs the rest put together.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think it's just in Chicago, but I can only speak to my experience, which is in Chicago.

[–] Eezyville@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You think the law will stop them?

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The NLRB loves cases like this

[–] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The NLRB is not a true friend to workers.