Initiative 77

Initiative 77
Minimum Wage Increase for Tipped Workers
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 47,230 55.74%
No 37,504 44.26%
Valid votes 84,734 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 84,734 100.00%

Precinct results

Initiative 77 was a voter-approved ballot initiative in Washington, D.C., to phase out the special minimum wage for tipped employees as part of the national Fight for $15 campaign. In the June 2018 primary election, D.C. voters approved Initiative 77 by a margin of 56% to 44%; however, the D.C. Council repealed the initiative in October before it could enter into force. In 2022, a nearly identical Initiative 82 was approved for the November 8, 2022 election.

Background

In 2014, Restaurant Opportunities Center United, a nonprofit organization that advocates for restaurant workers in the United States, said it would ask voters in Washington, D.C., to approve a local ballot measure – Initiative 74 – that would gradually increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2019. It would also increase the tipped minimum wage until it equals the standard wage, which would take place in 2024.[1] The campaign failed to collect the number of signatures required to put the initiative on the ballot.[2]

The next year, the campaign was revived as Initiative 76.[2] More than 70% of D.C. residents supported it, according to a poll conducted by DC Vote and the Washington City Paper.[3] Harry Wingo, then the president of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, sued the District of Columbia Board of Elections in an effort to prevent the initiative from appearing on the 2016 ballot.[4] He eventually failed.[2]

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of the District of Columbia, was initially skeptical of Initiative 76. However, in a surprise announcement at a citywide address, she announced her full support of the Fight for $15, saying, "Low wages create an invisible ceiling that prevents working families from truly getting a fair shot."[5] Motivated by the impending ballot measure and pressure from labor unions and the restaurant industry, she proposed a compromise piece of legislation that would increase the standard minimum wage from $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour, but allow the tipped minimum wage to remain, albeit substantially increased from $2.77 per hour. The bill was passed unanimously by the D.C. Council in 2016.[6]

Minimum hourly wage changes per the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Emergency Amendment Act of 2016
Effective date Standard Tipped
July 1, 2016 $11.50 $2.77
July 1, 2017 $12.50 $3.33
July 1, 2018 $13.25 $3.89
July 1, 2019 $14.00 $4.45
July 1, 2020 $15.00 $5.00
July 1, 2021 $15.20 $5.05
July 1, 2022 $16.10 $5.35
Source: DC Wage Law[7]

The Fair Shot Minimum Wage Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 gradually increased both the standard and tipped minimum wages each July until July 2020, when they would equal $15 and $5, respectively. Each year following, the minimum wages would increase in proportion to any increases in the local consumer price index.[8]

Restaurant Opportunities Center United was dissatisfied with the compromise, saying "We oppose any deal or compromise that excludes tipped workers from a full $15 minimum wage."[6]

Political arguments

For

  • Employers have too much power over tipped employees, and it results in wage theft. Major restaurants that do business in the district have settled lawsuits that made allegations of wage theft.[9]
  • The tipped minimum wage extends far beyond bartenders and waitstaff, for example nail stylists, landscapers, valets, cab drivers, bellhops, massage therapists, and housecleaners, among others. These workers are disproportionally women, people of color, living in poverty, and are often not tipped the same as bartenders and waitstaff.[10][11]
  • Tipped workers have to tolerate inappropriate behavior from customers, including sexual harassment, to avoid a reduction in tips. The majority of tipped workers in D.C. reported having experienced sexual harassment while at work.[10]
  • The tipped minimum wage is a legacy of slavery.[12] While tipping existed before the abolition of slavery, employers in the railroad and restaurant industries – where formerly enslaved African Americans worked – used the practice to keep their wages low.[13]

Against

  • Tipped wages keep business's operating costs down, especially for bars and restaurants, which can have tiny profit margins. Eliminating the wage means that businesses will either generate less profit or raise their prices to address the new costs.[9]
  • Tips enable a worker to earn much more than the minimum wage, while never making less than it. Opponents argue that customers will stop tipping since they believe that workers are earning a suitable wage. Workers who were making more than the minimum wage on average will see their incomes decrease.[9] Supporters pointed out that in all jurisdictions where the tipped minimum wage was abolished, there was no change in established tipping practices.[11]
  • Most tipped workers who publicly spoke about eliminating the tipped minimum wage have been in the opposition. However, supporters argue that tipped workers in support fear retaliation from their employers, who are mostly in opposition, and do not express their support publicly.[11]

Support and opposition

The Restaurant Opportunities Center United, a New York-based nonprofit group, led the effort to remove the exemption.[14] The National Restaurant Association and others supported the grassroots organization "Save Our Tips" to keep the existing system in place.

The Washington Post, Mayor Muriel Bowser, many restaurant owners, and the vast majority of DC Councilmembers opposed the initiative. An overwhelming majority of tipped workers opposed the ballot measure and organized themselves to advocate against it.[15][16][17]

Vote

On June 19, 2018, in the primary election, D.C. voters approved the measure with 55.74% of valid votes, a margin of more than 10%.[18]

Initiative 77
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 47,230 55.74
No 37,504 44.26
Valid votes 84,734 94.68
Over and undervotes 4,760 5.32
Total votes 89,494 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 479,723 18.66
Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections[18]

Repeal

On July 10, 2018, seven of the thirteen city councillors – Phil Mendelson, Anita Bonds, Jack Evans, Brandon Todd, Kenyan McDuffie, Vincent C. Gray, and Trayon White – introduced the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018, a bill designed to repeal Initiative 77. Mendelson, the chair of the council, claimed that the measure used misleading language and that he had heard from many tipped workers that opposed the measure. He also cited the fact that voters reelected him knowing his opposition to the measure.[19] Proponents of the initiative, however, pointed out that it had received more popular support and votes than all of the councillors who faced re-election.[20]

The council held hearings about Initiative 77 on September 17. An overwhelming majority of the 243 witnesses who spoke were tipped workers that opposed it. The hearing stretched into the next day, officially ending at 3:20 am.[21]

On October 16, 2018, the D.C. Council voted eight to five in favor of passing the Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018, effectively repealing Initiative 77. David Grosso joined the seven councillors that originally proposed the bill. It was the fifth ballot measure the council had overturned, which last happened in 2001.[22] The bill included last-minute provisions to address the concerns of a tipped minimum wage, including the creation of a hotline to report wage theft, a mandate for businesses to pay its employees using a third party in an attempt to reduce falsified records, and a mandate to train employers of tipped workers on sexual harassment and wage theft.[23] The government had to fund the provisions in order for them to take effect.[22] As late as January 2020, the provisions remained unfunded.[24]

D.C. residents were angered by the repeal, accusing the council of undermining the district's movement for statehood. The council, which is publicly angered when the U.S. Congress overturns its laws, was accused of hypocrisy both by residents and councillors that opposed repealing Initiative 77. Many residents reported to The Washington Post that they felt their votes did not matter, especially in a jurisdiction with already-limited voting rights.[25]

Attempted congressional intervention

On July 11, 2018, Mark Meadows and Gary Palmer, both Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced an amendment to the federal spending bill for 2019 to block Initiative 77 from taking effect, the day after the D.C. Council announced its intention to repeal the initiative. Congress can control the D.C. budget since it is allocated through the federal budget; the amendment stated that "none of the funds made available under [the budget] may be used by the District of Columbia government to carry out [Initiative 77]".[26] Several councillors spoke out against the congressional amendment, including some of those that supported the repeal effort. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the district's nonvoting representative in Congress, also spoke out against the amendment.[27] The amendment did not appear in the final enacted budget bill.[28]

Initiative 82

In 2022, a nearly identical Initiative 82 was approved for the November 8, 2022 election.[29] It appears to have a better chance of going into effect if approved by voters.[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ Austermuhle, Martin (October 22, 2014). "Labor Group Pushing for $15 Minimum Wage, Including for Tipped Workers". WAMU. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Sadon, Rachel (June 19, 2018). "You've Heard of Initiatives 71 and 77. What Happened to 72-76?". DCist. Archived from the original on July 14, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Kowalski, Allison (January 29, 2016). "The Fair Minimum: D.C. Voters Support a 5 Minimum Wage". Washington City Paper. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ Gregg, Aaron (August 24, 2015). "D.C. Business Advocate Files Lawsuit to Block Minimum Wage Initiative". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Davis, Aaron C. (March 22, 2016). "D.C. Mayor Calls for Raising Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour by 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Austermuhle, Martin (June 7, 2016). "D.C. Takes First Step Toward $15 Minimum Wage". WAMU. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Zelikovitz, Justin (July 1, 2022). "What Is the 2022 D.C. Minimum Wage?". DC Wage Law. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Fair Shot Minimum Wage Emergency Amendment Act of 2016 (Act 21-428). Council of the District of Columbia. June 28, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Austermuhle, Martin; Gomez, Amanda Michelle (October 19, 2022). "Here's Everything You Need to Know About Initiative 82". NPR. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Quinnell, Kenneth (June 18, 2018). "What You Need to Know About Washington, D.C.'s Initiative 77 and the Minimum Wage". AFL–CIO. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c Capps, Kriston (June 14, 2018). "D.C.'s War Over Restaurant Tips Will Soon Go National". Bloomberg News. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". DC Committee to Build a Better Restaurant Industry. Retrieved December 5, 2022. The tip credit is a relic of slavery and we believe tipped workers deserve one fair wage, with tips on top.
  13. ^ Testino, Laura (December 16, 2020). "Fact Check: Tipping Began Amid Slavery, Then Helped Keep Former Black Slaves' Wages Low". USA Today. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "D.C.'s War Over Restaurant Tips Will Soon Go National". June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  15. ^ "'Born Out of the Fight Against 77,' Restaurant Workers Form a New Advocacy Group". Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  16. ^ "Getting rid of D.C.'s tipped minimum wage is not the right move for servers or diners". May 17, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  17. ^ "Ballot measure to end 'tipped wage' in D.C. opposed by mayor, majority of council". May 16, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  18. ^ a b "Primary Election 2018 - Certified Results". District of Columbia Board of Elections. July 9, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  19. ^ Jamison, Peter (July 10, 2018). "Majority of D.C. Council Moves to Overturn Tipped-Wage Ballot Measure". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  20. ^ Sadon, Rachel (July 10, 2018). "Seven Councilmembers Co-Introduce Bill To Repeal Tipped Minimum Wage Ballot Initiative". DCist. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  21. ^ Hayes, Laura (September 17, 2018). "Live Blog: Hearing on the Bill Repealing Initiative 77". Washington City Paper. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  22. ^ a b Nirappil, Fenit (October 16, 2018). "It's Official: D.C. Council Has Repealed Initiative 77, Which Would Have Raised Pay for Tipped Workers". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  23. ^ Nirappil, Fenit (October 1, 2018). "On Eve of Vote to Repeal Initiative 77, Key D.C. Lawmaker Offers Some Concessions". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  24. ^ Nirappil, Fenit (January 15, 2020). "D.C. Officials Passed a Law to Help Tipped Workers After Repealing a Wage Increase. It Was Never Funded". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  25. ^ Nirappil, Fenit (October 5, 2018). "'Poisoning Democracy': In a City Without Representation in Congress, Repeal of Ballot Measure Angers Residents". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  26. ^ Campbell, Alexia Fernández (July 12, 2018). "House Republicans Try to Block DC from Raising Wages for Restaurant Workers". Vox. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  27. ^ Sands, Peggy (July 12, 2018). "Initiative 77 Saga Continues". The Georgetowner. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  28. ^ H.R.3877 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-37). United States Congress. August 2, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  29. ^ Martin Austermuhle; Amanda Michelle Gomez (October 19, 2022). "Here's everything you need to know about D.C.'s Initiative 82". NPR.org. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  30. ^ Koma, Alex (September 20, 2022). "Most Councilmembers Won't Seek Another Repeal If Tipped Wage Ballot Measure Passes - Washington City Paper". Washington City Paper. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

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