"[On 2/11], a bill was introduced that would immediately cut the pay of nearly every tipped worker in the city. It’s being framed as a way to “save restaurants,” but in reality, it does so at the expense of workers who are already some of the most underpaid, undervalued, and vulnerable to wage theft... Our city runs on the labor of these workers—they deserve fair pay, not another financial hit."

"This bill would almost immediately cut [tipped workers'] wages further. In Denver, it would force City Council to slash earnings by $4 per hour for one of the most vulnerable groups of workers. For a full-time employee, this would reduce weekly earnings by $160, monthly earnings by $640, and annual wages by $8,320. This is money these people need for food, rent, utilities, transportation, daycare, doctor’s visits, diapers, formula, and all the other necessities of modern life.... We have all been told that there is a crisis and that restaurants in Denver are closing in droves. I am not persuaded by this narrative. But I and my team know of real crises that affect Denver’s workers every day: wage theft, inflation, high rent, economic insecurity, and all the evils of poverty together combine to make the American Dream harder than ever to obtain. This legislation will make these problems worse."

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