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EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 41 MIN

Episode 385: One Fair Wage Enters The Political Fray & Establishes a Super PAC

from The Working Lunch · host Align Public Strategies

Local residents and small business owners have begun pushing back on the Administration’s crackdowns on major American metros. This week, restaurant owners in Chicago began posting signs announcing that ICE agents were not welcome to dine in their eateries. We discuss the pros and cons of those actions and the likelihood that the industry could once again become a political football.And One Fair Wage has entered the political fray, officially establishing a political action committee to advance candidates endorsing high minimum wages and tip credit elimination. We’ll discuss what this means for local politics in big cities and for the industry.We’ll talk about those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

Local residents and small business owners have begun pushing back on the Administration’s crackdowns on major American metros. This week, restaurant owners in Chicago began posting signs announcing that ICE agents were not welcome to dine in their eateries. We discuss the pros and cons of those actions and the likelihood that the industry could once again become a political football.And One Fair Wage has entered the political fray, officially establishing a political action committee to advance candidates endorsing high minimum wages and tip credit elimination. We’ll discuss what this means for local politics in big cities and for the industry.We’ll talk about those issues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.

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