Elevating the voices of #Michigan's servers & bartenders who need #Lansing decision makers to protect the tip credit, their income & their jobs. #SaveMITips
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Editorial: Tipped wage campaign should get the message and go away crainsdetroit.com/editorial/…
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Exciting news! The full Michigan Senate passed a compromise version of SB 8 with a bipartisan majority. The bill now moves to the Michigan House for a vote.
This is MAJOR progress and a BIG WIN for tipped workers! Stay tuned!
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Today, our House Select Committee took a major step to protect workers and family-owned small businesses.
I am grateful to the committee for its work, those who came to testify.
Proud we could send such a strong, bipartisan message.
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Just in case you don’t fully understand how the tip-credit system works and why anyone would work for “sub-minimum wage”….this is why. Merit-based service provides merit-based rewards. These folks didn’t have to tip $40. Instead they choose to reward based on service expectations. Clearly we over-performed 😉 Now, do the math on the time it takes to open 2 Mich Ultras and you’ll quickly see what makes serving so lucrative for millions…mostly single mothers btw…on behalf of them I say “keep you f’ing hands off our paychecks!!!”
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To the thousands of hardworking servers and bartenders across our state, our local bar and restaurant owners, and all those who want to prevent the loss of 50,000 Michigan jobs:
Keep on fighting. We stand with you. #SaveMITips
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"They [servers] never asked for this change, and they make far beyond the $15 minimum wage, especially seasonally. People can work in summer peak shifts and make significant amounts of money, so if folks wanted to make a minimum wage, they likely wouldn’t be in this industry.”
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They didn’t want this, and they didn’t ask for it!
So many mothers rely on serving to support their families. By taking away tips, you are taking away the opportunity for them to provide for their families!
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The man in the middle is Angelo Hawkins, who's been serving at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Rochester Hills for nearly 4 years.
"I've said it multiple times today, we didn't ask for help, so why are you trying to make a decision on our lives without even considering to come to us?"
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#SaveMITips spokesperson John Sellek joined @1320WILS to discuss Tuesday's event at the state Capitol, where more than 600 servers and bartenders came together to make their voices heard.
Listen to the full segment here: 1320wils.com/podcasts/the-wi…
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“The majority of my servers and bartenders are single parents, going to school. They work 20/25 hours a week, right? And they make 40k a year. In what industry can you do that unless you’re making tips?”
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Michigan House Dems and Senate Dems
shut the doors on constituents today who were there advocating for #savemitips
Over 600 servers/bartenders/waiters/waitresses were in Lansing BEGGING the legislature to act to keep Michigan’s Tip Credit. Instead they closed their doors ignoring their pleas to keep their tips.
Don’t take my word for it. Peep the video highlighting Michigan’s working families getting locked out for wanting to keep their tips.
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The Michigan Capitol is buzzing as lawmakers prepare for the end of the session ❄️
Follow along w/ @MichiganAdvance to hear about what’s happening
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"It's just sad to watch," said King, who works at the Peppermill Cafe Standale in Grand Rapids. She says waiting is her passion.
She says removing tipped wages is "going to shut so many little mom-and-pop bars and restaurants down."
"We've already lost so much through COVID."
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After rallying in Lansing this morning to push for a change to Michigan's pending minimum wage/tipped wage laws, sounds like people with the group @SaveMITips are now chanting "save our tips" so loudly in the Senate that it's intermittently drowning out the Senate livestream.
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"@JohnSellek of @SaveMITips says that lawmakers on both sides should prioritize a response to the upcoming changes, which many workers and business-owners say could lead to lower take-home pay and disruption for restaurants."
Read more: 9and10news.com/2024/11/21/co…
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1️⃣ Nearly 1,000 servers & bartenders - working people - rallied the Capitol
2️⃣ Tipped workers hold mtgs from Marquette to Muskegon asking legislators for help
3️⃣ 64% of deep blue Massachusetts voters SLAPED DOWN OFW on Tuesday, saying no to OFW’s Michigan plan in their state.
Michigan legislators, take note of Massachusetts. #Michigan servers deserve the same respect of having their voices heard.
#SaveMITips #servers #bartenders #tipcredit #tippedwages #tippedworkers
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Servers and bartenders from the lakeshore expressed concerns that phasing out the state's tip credit will decrease their earnings and hurt local businesses. wzzm13.com/article/news/loca…
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Hundred of servers and bartenders rally at the Capitol asking lawmakers to preserve tipped wage system. #mileg
