Workers cry for min wage reform

WORKERS IN restaurants, nail salons and car washes rallied Friday to kick off a campaign to push for one single minimum wage — instead of the lower one tipped workers currently take home.

Tipped workers in the state make between $7.50 and $8.65, according to the One Fair Wage campaign, below the state’s minimum wage of $10.40 to $13, depending on the area of the state.

Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United, said 70% of tipped workers are women.

Maria Hernandez, a nail salon worker, noted there’s no guarantee that patrons will tip, and “many of us have families that depend on our work.”