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Mayors urge voters to reject higher wages for tipped workers

BOSTON — A bipartisan group of mayors are urging voters to reject a proposal on the November ballot that would raise wages for tipped...

Mayors across Massachusetts Urge NO Vote on Question 5

Bipartisan group comes together to protect servers, bartenders and neighborhood restaurants put as risk by ill-conceived ballot question...

Mayors Barrett, Perry, Reardon Back No on 5 Tipped Workers Ballot Question Campaign

Haverhill Mayor Melinda E. Barrett is among a bipartisan group of state mayors, urging voters to reject a ballot measure in November that...

Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states

Measures focused on workers who earn tips and on paid leave have drawn more opposition. By: Elaine S. Povich Grace McGovern, a...

Eliminate the tipped minimum wage? Both sides debate Massachusetts Ballot Question 5.

By Jeremy Siegel & Lisa Wardle The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $15 an hour — unless that job includes tips. Under current state law,...

‘People are nervous.’ Fewer customers, smaller checks. What restaurants are telling us about the economy.

Restaurant owners aren’t talking about a recession yet, but they are rolling out deals and trying not to raise prices again. By Shirley...

Restaurant industry groups fight tipped-wage ballot question

By Maya Shavit – Intern, Boston Business Journal Seana Gaherin, owner of Dunn-Gaherin's Food and Spirits in Newton, has been able to...

Share The Fight for Minimum Wage

Restaurant servers in Massachusetts are pushing for a ballot measure that would require restaurants to pay their tipped workers the...

Legislative hearing considers tipped worker wage ballot question

Ellen Fleming - BOSTON (WWLP) – A potential ballot question had a hearing Tuesday after dueling rallies on the State House steps....

Lawmakers hold hearing on push to raise minimum wage for tipped workers

Matt Reed - BOSTON — Massachusetts workers who rely on tips are rallied in Boston on Tuesday for an increase to minimum wage as lawmakers...

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