ACTION #1 – Stand up for our Servers! – DEADLINE TODAY, FEB. 5th!
The Department of Labor has proposed a rule making it legal for employers to take tips if they pay minimum wage. In a new report, 80% of the stolen tips, 4.6 billion annually would be taken from women and their families. Although proponents of this rule say that its for the benefit of back-of-house workers, owners do NOT have to share them with anyone else and can simply pocket them. Some already do.
Sample Written Script: I object to this tip rule (RIN: 1235-AA21). It’d go against decades of federal and state law and precedent, which has safeguarded tips as the property of the workers who receive them. If adopted, this regulation would force a vulnerable workforce further into poverty, economic instability, and vulnerability to harassment and assault. I urge the Department of Labor to withdraw this proposed rule (RIN: 1235-AA21).
Submit your comment here
- http://www.newsweek.com/trump-wants-you-tip-restaurant-owners-not-servers-740792
- http://www.epi.org/publication/women-would-lose-4-6-billion-in-earned-tips-if-the-administrations-tip-stealing-rule-is-finalized-overall-tipped-workers-would-lose-5-8-billion/
Action #2 – Are we a “Give a hand up” or a “Pull up the Drawbridge!” society?
People who immigrate to the U.S. from other countries bring new jobs, create new businesses, and enrich our communities. We need people of all skill levels and interests and we need strong families as well. And if one thinks the ongoing immigration debates don’t apply to them, the #resistancegeneology movement has some news: Unless you’re a native American, it probably does. Time to pay back the extraordinary luck of waking up every morning as an American.
Call Rep. Julia Brownley: (CA-26): DC (202) 225-5811, Oxnard (805) 379-1779, T.O. (805) 379-1779
or Rep. Salud Carbajal: (CA-24): DC (202) 225-3601, SB (805) 730-1710 SLO (805) 546-8348
and Senator Harris: DC (202) 224-3553, LA (213) 894-5000, SAC (916) 448-2787, Fresno (559) 497-5109, SF (415) 355-9041, SD (619) 239-3884
Other Rep/Senator Contacts: http://www.phoneyourrep.com
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