LinkLinks WAMU: ‘This Is Going To Hurt Us.’ Restaurant Workers Push For Repeal Of Initiative 77 By Editor On Sep 18, 2018 40 Share Inside a packed hearing room at the Wilson Building on Monday, dozens of D.C. bar and restaurant workers made one thing clear: They don’t want a raise. At least not one mandated by the city. That was the apparent consensus among many workers who signed up to testify on a bill to repeal Initiative 77, the ballot measure that passed with 56 percent of the vote in June. The referendum gradually phases out the subminimum wage employers are permitted to pay workers who earn tips. DC CouncilInitiative 77Minimum WageRestaurants 40 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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