Stop Leaving Us Out: 73 Years of New York State Minimum Wage Increases Excluding Women – Especially Women of Color....
2020 – 2022 Research
Reports
Ending Legacy of Slavery and Addressing Maryland’s Restaurant Staffing Crisis
Ending Legacy of Slavery and Addressing Maryland’s Restaurant Staffing Crisis The subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $3.63...



OFW Making History
With Initiative 82 being on the ballot this midterm in Washington DC, this report outlines the benefits of implementing One Fair Wage. It examines government data and private company reports to compare Washington D.C. to three cities in states that already require One Fair Wage — Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.



Dine Back Better Portland
The National Restaurant Association was founded in 1919 to suppress workers’ wages and maintain the subminimum wage for tipped workers, and with a
$50,000 contribution, is the current major funder of the opposition’s misinformation campaign against wage increases in Portland.



Intentional Inequality Illinois
Intentional Inequality Illinois
September 21, 2022 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. This date represents the approximate time a Black woman must work into the new year to make the same amount that a white man made the previous year. The restaurant industry is no exception.



Intentional Inequality
Intentional Inequality
September 21, 2022 is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. This date represents the approximate time a Black woman must work into the new year to make the same amount that a white man made the previous year. The restaurant industry is no exception.



Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
How Applebee’s NYC Establishments Are Responding to the Great Resignation With Racial Inequity



UNLIVABLE
UNLIVABLE
Increased Sexual Harassment and Wage Theft Continue to Drive Women, Women of Color, and Single Mothers Out of the Service Sector
State and National Fact Sheets



THE KEY TO SAVING THE NEW YORK STATE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY POST-COVID 19
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is 66 percent of the overall minimum wage and ranges from $8.35-10.40 an hour in the state of New York. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum wage impacts a workforce of nearly 330,000 tipped workers that is 58 percent women and 49 percent people of color, and an overall restaurant industry of over 625,000 workers in New York.



The Key to Saving the Maryland Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $3.63 an hour in the state of Maryland. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum wage affects a workforce of over 105,000 tipped workers that is 65 percent women and 52 percent people of color. Ending this low-wage carve-out positively impacts an overall restaurant industry of over 185,000 in Maryland.



THE KEY TO SAVING THE CONNECTICUT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY POST-COVID 19
THE KEY TO SAVING THE CONNECTICUT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY POST-COVID 19
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is still just $6.38 an hour in the state of Connecticut. A direct legacy of slavery, the subminimum wage affects a workforce of nearly 70,000 tipped workers that is 70 percent women and 36 percent people of color. Ending this low-wage carve out positively impacts an overall restaurant industry of over 110,000 workers in Connecticut.



Raising Wages to Reopen
Raising Wages to Reopen - New York State Restaurants Raising Wages to Save Their Businesses After COVID-19
One Fair Wage: The Key To Saving The Washington, D.C. Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The Key To Saving The Washington, D.C. Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19



One Fair Wage: The Key To Saving The New York State Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The Key To Saving The New York State Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
One Fair Wage: The Key To Saving The Illinois Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The Key To Saving The Illinois Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19



One Fair Wage: The Key To Saving The Massachusetts Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The Key To Saving The Massachusetts Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
One Fair Wage: The Key To Saving The Maine Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The Key To Saving The Maine Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19



One Fair Wage: The Key To Saving The Michigan Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19
The Key To Saving The Michigan Restaurant Industry Post-COVID 19



The Key to Saving the New York State Restaurant Industry Post-Covid 19
The Key to Saving the New York State Restaurant Industry Post-Covid 19
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Polling
Polling Conducted by Lake Research Partners. Lake Research Partners is a national public opinion and political strategy research firm founded by Celinda Lake in 1995.
Recent Research on Minimum Wage in Michigan
A new survey by Lake Research Partners of likely voters in Michigan shows strong support forincreasing the minimum wage incrementally...
ROC Action Results Memo
ROC Action is a national organization of more than 100,000 workers, employers, and consumersorganizing for better wages and working conditions...
Poll: Representative Sample Polling of Tipped Workers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Delaware
Poll: Representative Sample Polling of Tipped Workers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Delaware
Representative Sample Polling of Tipped Workers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Delaware
Representative Sample Polling of Tipped Workers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Delaware