THE PROBLEM - RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE AND VALUE WORKING PEOPLE

• Raise the minimum cash wage for tipped workers until it matches the regular minimum wage, so that all working people are paid at least this regular minimum wage before tips, also known as “One Fair Wage.” • Include all other working people who are currently excluded from the regular minimum wage (e.g., people with disabilities, young workers, farm workers, domestic workers). [...] • In One Fair Wage states, where employers are required to pay tipped workers the regular minimum wage before tips, women in tipped jobs experience far lower poverty rates than their counterparts in states with a $2.13 tipped minimum cash wage. [...] The minimum wage in Washington is currently $16.28 per hour due to automatic increases based on inflation, and in several additional states with similar indexing mechanisms (such as Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Oregon), the minimum wage is currently above $14 per hour and will continue to rise. [...] • In 2022, voters in Nebraska approved a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026, as did voters in Florida in 2020. [...] • Voters in Alaska, California, and Missouri will consider minimum wage increases on the ballot in November 2024; in Massachusetts, they will consider adopting one fair wage for tipped workers.