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A List Actresses fight to do away with tipping jobs

Sixteen actresses have signed a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to raise the minimum salaries of those who currently rely on tips, such as wait staff, to the state minimum wage of $15 an hour in an effort to make wages more fair and reduce sexual harassment of women who rely on tips to earn a livable wage.

I know so many bartenders and waiters who assure me they make well over $15/hr with the tipping method and they would suffer greatly if the policy is changed.

The reasoning behind the movement is that men and women are tipped unequally and that a reliance on tips to earn a living forces waitresses in particular to endure widespread sexual harassment.

The 16 actresses who signed the letter are Erika Alexander, Jessica Chastain, America Ferrera, Jane Fonda, Rashida Jones, Ashley Judd, Brie Larson, Debra Messing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Poehler, Natalie Portman, Sarah Silverman, Amber Tamblyn, Lily Tomlin, Michelle Williams and Reese Witherspoon.

But Reverend Al Sharpton and Rev. Kirsten John Foy will lead a protest of the proposal this Saturday, along with Harlem restaurant owners and workers. Foy says “It will be devastating for communities of color, where neighborhood restaurants provide good jobs to a lot of good people, and they make much more than $15 an hour typically.”

And 500 New York waitresses and bartenders signed a counter-letter to the actresses reading in part “You’ve been misled that we earn less than minimum wage and that we’re somehow helpless victims of sexual harassment. Thank you for your concern. But we don’t need your help and we’re not asking to be saved.”

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  • Hey actresses
    Just stick to acting. Leave the politics to the corrupt politicians.
    There are certain jobs for beautiful people and certain jobs for uggos. Its just nature.

  • Most of these wankers make more money in one day than about 70 per cent of the people in the world make in 6 months or more.
    Just bugger off all you wanking libturds and traitor.