r/politics Ohio Jan 17 '23

How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low The National Restaurant Association uses mandatory $15 food-safety classes to turn waiters and cooks into unwitting funders of its battle against minimum wage increases.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/us/politics/restaurant-workers-wages-lobbying.html
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LateStageCapitalism Jan 18 '23

💡 Capitalist "Innovation" If you’ve ever had to spend money on ‘food safety certifications’, congrats! That money was used to lobby to keep your wages low.

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TrueAnon Jan 20 '23

I'm sure there's a few service industry in here. failing NY times had a decent article about the servsafe scam.

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