"Waging Change" documents worker movement to end the tipped minimum wage
In Waging Change, a new documentary from filmmaker Abby Ginzberg, workers explain the toll the tipped minimum wage of $2.13 an hour takes on their finances, safety, and families. Ginzberg and Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and co-founder and president of One Fair Wage, talked with Civic about how the income inequities that come with the tipped minimum wage are directly linked to sexual harassment and racial discrimination in the workplace.
Episode 73 of the Civic podcast, hosted by Mel Baker, Laura Wenus, titled ""Waging Change" documents worker movement to end the tipped minimum wage" was published on March 11, 2020 and runs 46 minutes.
March 11, 2020 ·46m · Civic
Summary
In Waging Change, a new documentary from filmmaker Abby Ginzberg, workers explain the toll the tipped minimum wage of $2.13 an hour takes on their finances, safety, and families. Ginzberg and Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and co-founder and president of One Fair Wage, talked with Civic about how the income inequities that come with the tipped minimum wage are directly linked to sexual harassment and racial discrimination in the workplace.
Episode Description
"Waging Change" will have its San Francisco Bay Area premiere at the Castro Theatre on Sunday March 22 at 1 p.m. and will also screen in Oakland at the New Parkway Theater on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m.