Initiative 77

We own a small business in the District and know what it takes to create jobs in our neighborhood. That is why we are so disappointed with the misinformation put forward in the recent column by Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh ("Mary Cheh:…

As an African-American woman who relies on tips to make ends meet, I could not disagree more with the points made by Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh in her recent commentary (“Mary Cheh: DC Council should seek middle ground on Initiative…

In June DC voters passed Initiative 77, a measure that would gradually raise tipped workers’ hourly base pay to the full minimum wage, with 56 percent of the vote — a nearly 11.5 percent margin of victory. The initiative passed in seven of…

District residents are currently debating whether the DC Council should overturn voter approval of Initiative 77, which would raise the wages of tipped workers. The initiative passed by a comfortable margin (56 percent to 44 percent) and…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                                       Monday, July 30, 2018 CONTACT: Lindsey Walton DC COUNCIL TO HOLD HEARING ON TIPPED WORKERS FAIRNESS AMENDMENT ACT WASHINGTON, DC – The…

Break out the champagne. With the recent introduction of a bill to repeal Initiative 77 — coming from DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, Chairman Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie and members Jack Evans, Vincent Gray, Anita Bonds, Brandon…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, July 10, 2018 Contact: Tom Fazzini Nadeau Statement on Initiative 77 Repeal Bill  WASHINGTON – Today, Ward 1 D.C. Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau released the following statement after a bill to repeal…

No one should think the fight over Initiative 77 has ended. It is, in fact, just beginning, according to many opponents, including those with the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, Restaurant Workers of America, Save Our Tips…

Debate over the merits and drawbacks of various minimum-wage structures has dominated local political conversation for weeks, if not months. But regardless of the Initiative 77 election outcome and the fate of the tip credit, issues of…

Seventeen years in the restaurant industry makes Karim Soumah a veteran in his profession. “There are three types of people in the restaurant industry,” Soumah said. “You’ve got your bar/wine people — they know their drinks better than…