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The ballot effort to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers faces a new challenge as opponents seek to disqualify signatures collected by organizers.

The Massachusetts Restaurant Association filed an objection to several signatures and petition sheets submitted to the secretary of state by the ballot campaign group, One Fair Wage. The signatures were the final hurdle for ballot organizers to get the issue in front of voters in November.

  • rekorse@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    We aren’t advocating for the owner class. We are not responsible for how ownership responds to our actions.

    Just because an action might have negative effects for the works aside from the positives does not mean its a bad idea.

    The whole point of this is to pressure the owner class to pay a fair wage to their employees. Of course the owner class will attempt to defend their position, which likely means putting their workers into undo hardship.

    People are tired of playing games. Pay what someone is worth, and dont make them jump through hoops to get it.