With only a few weeks remaining before the critical midterm election on November 8, we again want to highlight some of the ballot questions that will be decided around the country, with this week’s focus on labor issues in general, and minimum wage hikes in particular. A ballot initiative in Nebraska would raise the state…
Read More »With just over one month remaining until the critical November mid-term elections, there are a number of ballot initiatives going before voters in different locales that warrant watching. Restaurant workers along with the city’s Mayor have again come out strongly against an initiative in Portland Maine. Known as Question D, the initiative would raise the…
Read More »You can chalk up another advocacy victory for One Fair Wage, the advocacy group backed by the Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), as initial approval of the language was granted to The District of Columbia Tip Elimination Act of 2021 (Initiative 82) for placement on the Washington, DC primary ballot in 2022. Notwithstanding approval of the…
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