Chicago Is Right to End the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers.

Chicago Is Right to End the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers.

(ThyBlackMan.com) The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black workers into jobs where tips often replaced wages. Tips became, for too many workers, the wage itself. That injustice still lives on today in the form of a lower minimum wage for tipped workers. We should call that system what it is: an old injustice that never ended. Today, …

The tipped wage is a legacy of slavery. Chicago is right to end it. – Jackson Advocate

By Ben Jealous JA Guest Writer The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black workers into jobs where tips often replaced wages. Tips became, for too many workers, the wage itself. That injustice still lives on today in the form of a lower minimum wage for tipped workers. We should call that system what it is: an old injustice that never e…

The Tipped Wage is a Legacy of Slavery. Chicago is Right to End it.

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black workers into jobs where tips often replaced wages. Tips became, for too many workers, the wage itself. That injustice still lives […]