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Tipped wage policy
Coverage of Tipped wage policy in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago mayor links restaurant industry to ‘slavery’ as tipped wage fight intensifies
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson linked the restaurant industry to 'slavery' while defending his policy to eliminate the tipped wage, surviving a City Council effort to block it. He emphasized reparations for Black and Brown workers and denied claims of non-compliance with state transparency laws for his Reparations Task Force. Restaurant owners argue the policy will raise prices and cut jobs.