Question 5 fails, maintains tipped minimum wage for tipped workers
With about 75% of precincts reporting, 64% voted against increasing the minimum wage for tipped workers, according to the Associated Press.
Ballot question to increase wages for tipped workers in Mass. fails
The proposal to raise the hourly pay of Massachusetts tipped workers to $15 an hour failed by a wide margin in Tuesday's election.
Tipped workers won't get a raise as Mass. voters reject Question 5
The question asked voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage for tipped workers, while allowing restaurants the option to then pool tips with all non-management workers.
What a no-tax-on-tipped income president would mean for minimum-wage workers and the U.S. economy
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris back no-tax-on-tips policy, but in an election where the economy is the No. 1 issue, economists say the idea is flawed.
Voters overwhelmingly reject restaurant-backed measure to cut wages for tipped workers
Voters resoundingly rejected a ballot proposition that would have amended the Arizona Constitution to give businesses the right to pay tipped workers 25% less than the minimum wage. With nearly half of expected votes tallied,
Workers in Missouri can look forward to raises after minimum-wage boosts passed
Five states voted on some kind of minimum-wage changes. Missouri passed an increase, while Massachusetts rejected a measure related to tipped workers.
Massachusetts rejects proposal to raise minimum wage for tipped workers
Voters in Massachusetts battered down a proposal that would have raised the minimum wage of tipped workers to match that of nontipped workers. Question 5 was failing 64%-36% around the time when the Associated Press called the contest at 12:30 a.
Mass. voters will reject Question 5, AP projects, blocking effort to raise minimum wage for tipped workers
The passage of the ballot measure would have raised the minimum wage for workers who earn tips from $6.75 to $15 an hour.
Workers in 4 states are up for a raise. This map shows the minimum wage in every state.
This Election Day, minimum wage workers in four states are waiting to learn if they'll get a raise. Though the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009, many municipalities have moved to boost it.
In these states, the minimum wage is on the ballot
There are a number of state-level ballot measures that voters will decide on today, many of them focused on election systems and abortion rights. But for some 60 million voters, wages are also on the ballot.
Massachusetts rejects raising minimum wage for tipped workers
Massachusetts voters rejected a measure to raise the tipped minimum wage from $6.75 an hour to $15, according to the Associated Press. Why it matters: The measure would have shaken up tipping culture in Massachusetts and raised questions about its effects on restaurants and top-earning waiters and bartenders.
Workers Win Sick Leave and Union Perks. Tipped Workers Await Trump’s Promise.
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OPINION: It’s time to prioritize workers over profits
They claim that Albuquerque’s tipped workers have been overpaid due to a miscalculation. However, this perspective ...
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Proposition 138: Tipped Workers Protection Act fails to pass in Arizona, projections show
The passing of the proposition would have allowed employers to pay their workers 25% less than the state's hourly minimum ...
Town-by-town analysis: Question 5 on the tipped minimum wage
Massachusetts voters rejected Question 5 to raise the minimum hourly wage for tipped workers from $6.75 to $15 and allow ...