Mayor Brandon Johnson Vetoes Bid to Halt Wage Hikes for Tipped Workers in Chicago

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes tipped wage freeze, setting up City Council showdown

Thirty aldermen last week voted to pause a 2023 ordinance that gradually eliminates the city’s subminimum wage for tipped workers. Four more aldermen are needed to override Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto.

Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes bid to halt wage hikes for tipped workers in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday vetoed an ordinance that would have halted scheduled wage hikes for tipped workers in Chicago, calling the bid to freeze their pay "tone deaf and shortsighted."

Mayor Vetoes Tipped Wage Freeze, Overruling Council For 3rd Time In Past Year

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson has vetoed a measure approved by the City Council last week that would have frozen scheduled increases of the subminimum wage for tipped workers at its current rate. Johnson joined a group of activists, alderpeople and restaurant workers Wednesday afternoon to sign the formal veto, which blocks what he characterized as a “tone deaf” decision by the council to keep Chicago’s tipped minimum wage at $12.62, with any …

Mayor Johnson vetoes plan to freeze subminimum wage for tipped workers – Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson vetoes plan to freeze subminimum wage for tipped workers

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday used his third veto to bury an ordinance that would have frozen the hourly pay of Chicago’s tipped workers at 76% of the minimum wage, and he’s likely to make it stick unless there’s a compromise to give struggling restaurants a short break.Last week, the City Council voted 30-18 to maintain the subminimum wage to throw an economic lifeline to struggling Chicago restaurants, four votes short of the 34 votes nee…

Chicago mayor vetoes City Council decision to freeze wage increases for tipped workers

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed a City Council decision to freeze wage increases for tipped workers Wednesday.