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There are laws in place for service workers related to minimum wage. The employers have to make up the difference if tips don’t meet the rate for hours worked. It seems to me that’s not sufficient for the times.

Hypothetically, if everyone were to stop tipping in the U.S. would things be better or worse for workers? Would employers start paying workers more?

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[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 30 points 8 months ago

Everyone couldn’t agree to put a simple piece of fabric over their mouths in public to reduce the spread of a deadly virus. You’ll never convince everyone of anything. You’ll absolutely hurt workers. Period.

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 8 months ago

I think it would still help even if only some people stopped tipping, you don't need full coordination to make it a less viable business practice.

[-] phillaholic@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

While Restaurant margins are low, raising them to minimum wage wouldn’t bankrupt them, but it might cause some employees to quit who were making a lot more than that. I don’t know if that’s your goal or not.

A better idea would be to coordinate a campaign to stop going to restaurants that do tipping. Don’t make the worker out in the work that way.

[-] Botanicals@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

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