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Faith Leaders Support One Fair Wage in New York

September 10, 2018

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Executive Chamber State Capitol

Albany, NY 12224

Re: Letter in support of One Fair Wage from New York Faith Leaders

 

Dear Governor Cuomo,

We applaud your proposal to examine raising the base wage paid to tipped workers to the regular minimum wage. We urge you to now implement the policy without further delay.

As faith leaders and consumers, it is with heavy hearts that we witness the majority of hard-working women and men in the...

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BREAKING: Michigan approves One Fair Wage!

After the September 5 vote in the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate, One Fair Wage is the law in 8 states (MI, NV, CA, AK, MT, MN, WA, and OR) and two municipalities, Washington, DC and...

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New York Times Confirms Link w/ Sexual Harassment

For years, ROC United has been positing and pioneering the connection between sexual harassment and the subminimum wage for tipped restaurant workers. Yesterday, the New York Times...

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NEW REPORT: Wait Staff And Bartenders Depend On Tips For More Than Half Of Their Earnings

Restaurant servers and bartenders could lose control of a large portion of their earnings, if a proposed rule change by the Trump Labor Department goes into effect. New report...

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#TIMESUP: ROC UNITED PRESIDENT SARU JAYARAMAN WALKS RED CARPET AT GOLDEN GLOBES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT CRISIS IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY

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BREAKING: NY Gov. Cuomo Addresses One Fair Wage in State of the State Speech

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