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A tip from restaurants to Democrats

November 18, 2024

The NYC Hospitality Alliance’s Andrew Rigie wrote this new op-ed, “A tip from restaurants to Democrats” 

[Read it now in AMNewYork]

“Democrats across the country are reflecting on lessons learned after the party’s failure to secure the presidency and other races in the 2024 election. One such lesson can be gleaned from a ballot initiative in Massachusetts, an overwhelmingly blue state where residents rejected an attempt to eliminate the restaurant industry’s tip credit compensation system. It’s a move some New York electeds want to make in the Empire State, much to the chagrin of restaurant workers and owners“