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OUR SOURCES

Here are all the sources we used for the information on this website.

EPI

- Shierholz

Shierholz, Hiedi. “Low Wages and Few Benefits Mean Many Restaurant Workers Can't Make Ends Meet.” Economic Policy Institute, EPI, 21 Aug. 2014, www.epi.org/publication/restaurant-workers/.

EPI

- Zipperer

Zipperer, Ben. “Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage to $15 Would Be Good for Workers, Good for Businesses, and Good for the Economy: Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor.” Economic Policy Institute, EPI, 7 Feb. 2019, www.epi.org/publication/minimum-wage-testimony-feb-2019/.

Grub Street 

Rainey, Clint. “New Report Finds 40% of Restaurant Workers Live in Near Poverty.” Grub Street, Grub Street, 27 Aug. 2014, www.grubstreet.com/2014/08/economic-policy-institute-restaurat-workers-report.html.

National Cooperative Business Association

Democracy at Work Institute. “Worker Co-Op Employees Now Earn an Average OF $19.67 per Hour, According to New Report.” NCBA, National Cooperative Business Association, 24 Mar. 2020, ncbaclusa.coop/blog/worker-co-op-employees-now-earn-an-average-of-19-67-per-hour-according-to-new-report/#:~:text=The%20vast%20majority%20of%20worker,at%20the%20average%20U.S.%20corporation.

National Restaurant Association

“National Statistics.” National Restaurant Association, National Restaurant Association, 2020, restaurant.org/research/restaurant-statistics/restaurant-industry-facts-at-a-glance.

TIME 

Greenspan, Rachel E. “How Americans Tip at Restaurants Has a Troubling History.” Time, Time, 20 Aug. 2019, time.com/5404475/history-tipping-american-restaurants-civil-war/.

The Conversation

Hallett, Nicole. “Raising the Minimum Wage in Restaurants Could Be a Win for Everyone.” The Conversation, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2020, theconversation.com/raising-the-minimum-wage-in-restaurants-could-be-a-win-for-everyone-125036.

The Six Fifty

Kadvany, Elena. “Slice of the Pie: How This South Bay Pizza Shop Became a Worker-Owned Cooperative.” The Six Fifty, THE SIX FIFTY, 18 Jan. 2021, thesixfifty.com/slice-of-the-pie-how-this-south-bay-pizza-shop-became-a-successful-worker-owned-cooperative-9f36fa50e116.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

“Union Members Summary.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 22 Jan. 2021, www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm.

U.S. Department of Labor

“Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees.” U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1 Jan. 2021, www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped.

Washington Post

Ferdman, Roberto. “I Dare You to Read This and Still Feel Good about Tipping.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 29 Apr. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/18/i-dare-you-to-read-this-and-still-feel-ok-about-tipping-in-the-united-states/.

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