Chicago City Council, industry group reach compromise on subminimum wage raise for tipped workers

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The Chicago City Council will take up a new compromise between the city and the Illinois Restaurant Association to raise the base wages of tipped workers in the city.

Mayor Brandon Johnson touted the plan during his campaign, though it was encountered some stumbling blocks since he took office.

Right now, tipped workers are paid 60% of Chicago's minimum wage, but under the new agreement their pay would go up by 8% every year until it hits 100% in 2028, meaning the increase would be phased in over five years. The city initially proposed a two year phase-in. "Our economy is based off of working class people doing better, and I'm so excited to be a champion of working class people," said 22nd Ward Alderman Michael Rodriguez.

"The mayor did run on this platform. We understood it. I know how to count votes. He had the votes, and like I said, if he didn't want to, you know, communicate and compromise and negotiate, he could've ran this with a two- or three-year phase-in," Toia said.

 

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