san fran raises min. wage over $10/hr

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Does this clown "reporter" not realize that waitstaff are covered by a separate law that allows them to be paid way under minimum wage, because of what they make in tips?

Um, I believe that the hourly wage of waitstaff is tied to a percentage of the minimum wage.... Also, the gov't of SF may have a different law in place. The restaurant owner used terms such as 3 or 4 times as much, so perhaps they don't operate the same way.

Aha, so the waiters do make the same hourly minimum wage.... Apparently, they can make around $60,000/year..... waiting tables.....wow..... fuck college!

Yuppie, " I went to college, spent $250,000 and now I make $75,000 /year"

Waitress, " I got my GED, started working 4-6 years sooner and make $60,000 working part time"

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

Um, I believe that the hourly wage of waitstaff is tied to a percentage of the minimum wage.... Also, the gov't of SF may have a different law in place. The restaurant owner used terms such as 3 or 4 times as much, so perhaps they don't operate the same way.

Aha, so the waiters do make the same hourly minimum wage.... Apparently, they can make around $60,000/year..... waiting tables.....wow..... fuck college!

Yuppie, " I went to college, spent $250,000 and now I make $75,000 /year"

Waitress, " I got my GED, started working 4-6 years sooner and make $60,000 working part time"

I don't know how it's calculated, but when I waited several years ago, it was only $2.51/hr

And to make $60K+ you need to work hard, at a very popular place with customers who aren't cheap

[Tsunami]

Originally Posted by RACER X

Karl Kramer of the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition said a decent wage for a single adult without children in the city would be $15, and that doubles when you have at least one child or more. But like other advocates of better wages, he's still pleased that San Francisco will be the first in the nation to top $10.

$15 an hour equals just over 31k annually. How is that a decent wage for one of the most expensive place to live in the US?

[Rangerscott]

I cant wait until our economy is as inflated as China's. 1 million of our money to equal 100 of another countries currency.

[RACER X]

my yard guy comes , say 4x a month. i goto retail establishments say 1x a day, think those establishments are gonna eat the pay raise?

[Papa_Complex]

Originally Posted by RACER X

my yard guy comes , say 4x a month. i goto retail establishments say 1x a day, think those establishments are gonna eat the pay raise?

Your yard guy. And the cleaners at the retail location. And the dishwashers, and line cooks at restaurants. And the construction workers. And the contractors. And the taxi drivers. And....

[RACER X]

sounds like we have 100% illegals working here.......

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by RACER X

sounds like we have 100% illegals working here.......

what do you expect ed you live in texas, theyre all illegals

we get the same thing around NYC too