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Last week, the proponents of Proposition B, along with Jobs with Justice, launched the Save Our Tips [2] campaign. In just the first week, over 1,000 people signed onto the Save Our Tips petition [3].
Join us today in standing up for Missouri workers across the state by signing onto the petition calling on Governor Blunt to enforce Missouri's new minimum wage law for tipped employees [4].
Despite the clarity in both the law [5] and the Missouri Department of Labor's regulations [6], Governor Blunt's administration continues to advise employers they must only pay $2.13/hour to the tipped employees. This begs the question as to whether or not the restaurant industry left a good tip for Governor Blunt? In case you missed it, from the Lake Sun Leader last week [7]:
"It seems to us an industry that rejects a ballot initiative overwhelmingly approved by Missouri voters has been served a nice slice of pie by the Blunt Administration. We hope they left a good tip..."