Waffle House raises worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers
Waffle House raises worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers
Waffle House is increasing pay for its U.S. workers after a push from labor advocates. In a video message to employees late last month, Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III said base pay without tips would rise to at least $3 per hour in June and then gradually rise to at least $5.25 per hour by June 202
Hope they unionize
waffle house has a long union busting history
That's why we need real unions. The ones were posters in the picket lines are attached to lead pipes and 2x4s.
Does that say the new total is 3/hr?
Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III said base pay would rise to at least $3 per hour in June and then gradually rise to at least $5.25 per hour by June 2026
This should be illegal. Tips should not make up the entirety of an employee’s pay.
Oh it's not the entirety, the employer has been paying tipped folks at least $2.35 per hour! What recompense.
The 7i exemption, also called tip credit allows employers to take tips reported and lower the wages they pay and replace those wages with tips the public pays and have it count toward the federal minimum wage, which is a whopping $7.25 per hour and hasn't increased since 2009 thanks to corporate ownership of the GOP and fecklessness from Democrats. It's difficult to say what is more offensive economically or socially.
Collective action works. Spread the word. Mention this to people you know. It's important that people understand that we're in what's essentially unprecedented times for a lot of people currently in the workforce. This hasn't really worked since I was too small to understand the concept. The tide is turning.
Now how about you let them stay home during hurricanes?
Glad the strikes worked.
Great food but comes with excitement. Sit with your back to the wall, armed. Later, keep a good toilet nearby.