WASHINGTON—On Nov. 8th, voters in the District of Columbia will have the opportunity to vote “yes” or “no” on whether tipped workers (such as restaurant servers, bartenders, nail salon workers, and parking attendants) who currently earn $5.35 per hour can have their wages increased to the current minimum wage in D.C. of $16.10 an hour.
This is not the first time this issue has been voted on as Initiative 77 was on the ballot on June 19, 2018, and would have raised the minimum wage for tipped workers to match the citywide minimum wage. It was approved by a vote of 55% in favor and 45% opposed with overwhelming support in every ward but one throughout the city, with the highest support in predominantly Black wards.
The Washington, D.C., Council voted 8-5 in favor of legislation to overturn Initiative 77 on October 2, 2018.
Council Chair Phil Mendelson made the following statement about repealing Initiative 77 after voters approved it in June of 2018: “The Council amends laws all the time. And if a law is a bad law it should be amended or repealed. It doesn’t matter if the law was adopted by Congress, the voters, or ourselves.” Council sponsors of the bill to overturn the scheduled wage increases for tipped employees under Initiative 77 were:
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