Restaurant and other tipped workers are facing increasing harassment and more threats to their incomes, according to a new study by a labor group. They seek better conditions and a living wage for the group embattled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Restaurant and bar workers have already had to deal with layoffs, limited capacity for their customers, switching to take-out-only service. Now a study shows they’re also seeing their tips plummet and sexual harassment at work spike.
Workers in bars and restaurants are seeing a spike in sexual harassment, lude comments, and lower tips during the pandemic, as well as push back against COVID safety measures that hurt their tips. WAER's Chris Bolt reports they're seeking higher minimum wages to help.