I was working as expediter and as a server at a restaurant that had just opened before Covid-19 began. With the closing, they started doing take out and then finally limited outdoor seating. I was asked to come back but felt very uncomfortable as an immunocompromised person. I’m lucky enough that my management understood, however I am one of the 40% of people who do not qualify for unemployment and I have been struggling to get by.
What is OFW?
One Fair Wage is a national coalition,
campaign and organization seeking to end
all subminimum wages in the United States
and increase the sustainability of wages
and working conditions in the service
sector.
Waging Change
Check out two new documentary films
featuring our work - Waging Change,
created by Peabody award winning
documentary filmmaker Abby Ginzburg,
and The Great American Lie, created by
First Partner of California Jennifer Siebel
Newsom.
In partnership with One Billion Rising/ V-Day
Coalition and Artist Paul Leibow we created,
Elena the Essential Service Worker, a 24 ft.
art statue appearing in multiple cities. She is
Elena the
Essential Voter, Worker and
American demanding fair pay, respect, and
fair elections.
ONE FAIR WAGE
ELENA
One Fair Wage is a national coalition, campaign and organization seeking to end all subminimum wages in the United States and increase the sustainability of wages and working conditions in the service sector. One Fair Wage policy would require all employers to pay the full minimum wage with fair, non-discriminatory tips on top, that would lift millions of tipped and subminimum wage workers nationally out of poverty.
Tell Your Legislator
Everyone must have access to a safe, living wage job — or otherwise a secure safety net. We are counting on our governors across the country to support tipped workers and their families during this crisis. The moment for action is now, before things get worst. Please sign this petition to call on your state’s governor to act!
Make a Contribution
The success of our campaign depends on raising the funds necessary to win the fight One Fair Wage. Nobody deserves to make a subminimum wage. Help us Get rid of the two tiered wage system and fight to make sure all workers are paid One Fair Wage. We can only do this with your help. Our success depends on you.
WORKER STORIES
I am a bartender in Manhattan who discovered One Fair Wage during the initial lockdown due to COVID-19 in March of 2020. Since then, One Fair Wage has been the one beacon of hope I have had throughout this entire pandemic. As someone who has worked in the service industry for almost ten years, it is such a relief to know there is an organization like One Fair Wage fighting for the rights of restaurant workers across America. I would like to start off by thanking you all for the work you did through the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Fund. I cannot express how much of a benefit that was for me and my coworkers during such a hard time.
Natasha
Bartender, NYMy mom is an essential worker who got COVID while working. Shortly after, her company shut down and she had to find another job. During her search it was hard for her to find a company who offered health insurance and she has continued to struggle financially to make ends meet. I was a waitress, a busser, a runner and a hostess for a couple of years and I know how hard it is to make ends meet when you are living off of tips. Demanding One Fair Wage for service workers and tipped professionals is something I am extremely passionate about and I won’t stop until everyone has a liveable wage.
Anonymous
Tipped Service WorkerThank you. It’s been a financial struggle for some time, so you have no idea how much of a relief your generosity is to me. Thank You again One Fair Wage for your support.
