Fair Wages for Massachusetts Wait-Staff

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Massachusetts Law Makers

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Currently the hourly wage for Massachusetts waiters and waitresses is $2.63 per hour. We haven't had a raise in years, yet the cost of living has drastically increased. People love going out to eat, and still do, however, because of the increase in gas, food cost, and overall entertainment expenses have risen, they are tipping their waiters and waitress significantly less than the 15 - 18 %. This results in a significant wage loss in the wait-staffs pockets, and all the while, they have the same cost of living increases as everyone else.

I'd like to see an hourly wage increase to $5.00 an hour, plus our tips. Connecticut and New York states wait-staff hourly wages are $7.00 per hour, plus they get tips!! Customers don't realize we only make $2.63 an hour.

Please consider changing the law. I have 4 children, and the cost of living in Massachusetts is getting outrageous.

Thank you.

Please consider changing the law. I have 4 children, and the cost of living in Massachusetts is getting outrageous.

Thank you.

I'd like to see an hourly wage increase to $3.00 an hour. Connecticut and New York states wait-staff hourly wages are $7.00 per hour, plus they get tips!!

Please consider changing the law. I have 4 children, and the cost of living in Massachusetts is getting outrageous.

Thank you.

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# 54:

10:05 pm PDT, Aug 15, Sandra McInerny, Massachusetts
The economy is horrible, people are cutting back on everything including tips and dining out in general. In Massachusetts I am required to have health insurance, and at $2.63 per hour, that goes to try to cover my health insurance contribution, leaving little left to pay my federal and state taxes. $2,63 does not go far at all and with fewer tips, how are we expected to survive ?

# 53:

4:39 pm PDT, Aug 5, Andrea Fischman, New Jersey
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 52:

7:21 am PDT, Aug 2, Andi Alnwick, New York
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 51:

8:45 pm PDT, Jul 19, Nicole Paulitzky, Massachusetts
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 50:

8:22 am PDT, Jul 10, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
$2.63/ hr is what your waitor/waitress makes, how many people really know this?? Your tip is their food money/gas money/kids college education. The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 49:

8:28 am PDT, Jul 3, Chris Nielsen, Arkansas
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 48:

8:11 am PDT, Jul 3, Carley Hallion, Massachusetts
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 47:

6:20 pm PDT, Jul 2, Erna Connors, Massachusetts
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 46:

3:17 pm PDT, Jul 2, Candace Penner, California
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 45:

10:21 am PDT, Jul 2, Richard Hooper, New Hampshire
Minimum wage in Masssachusetts has gone up significantly in the past few years to almost 8:00 per hour. Yet, Restaurant workers are still getting paid the same $2.63 as when I started 21 years ago. Customers are making tough choices about how best to spend their money. Most people think minimum wage means that everyone gets at least that much per hour. If they assume we get an $8:00 minimum wage they cut back on tipping. They think of it more as a reward than a badly needed paycheck. While the Consumer's pay goes up through cost of living raises ours goes down because Lobbyists in state government work hard to maintain maximum profits for their industry. It�s time we do something about this archaic way of thinking?

# 44:

11:49 am PDT, Jun 30, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 43:

2:10 pm PDT, Jun 29, Bruce Combs, Virginia
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!! I believe the petition very well reprsents the (even) patient and persistent actions of the workers. All must escalate until it's finally recognized that they do deserve this increas and are serious about demanding it. I applaud their attitude and I ask you please to consider it carefully and conscientiously in both your heart and your mind. Thank you for your time and consideration in your busy position.

# 42:

1:12 pm PDT, Jun 29, Christine Rounds, Kansas
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 41:

12:23 pm PDT, Jun 29, Susan Halloran, Virginia
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 40:

11:06 am PDT, Jun 29, Amy Wheeler, New York
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 39:

7:23 am PDT, Jun 29, Chris Kuhar, Virginia
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 38:

6:34 am PDT, Jun 29, Ange Barrett, United Kingdom
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 37:

6:27 am PDT, Jun 29, Felicita Luna, New York
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 36:

1:21 pm PDT, Jun 26, Animals Abuse Greece, Greece
The restaurants aren't going to increase our wages if they don't have to!! We have to get Massachusetts to do it for us!!!

# 35:

12:33 pm PDT, Jun 24, Michael Minghella, Massachusetts
no one should make less than mininum wage, per hour for a fair days work.

# 34:

8:09 pm PDT, Jun 23, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
$2.63/hr. Is an outrageous wage with the pressures and stress of the food service industry! The majority of waitstaff and servers are college students making a living and paying school loans and expenses in order to integrate themselves into the community. If the employees are college students educating themselves to better service the community shouldn't the community better service them? Shouldn't Massachusetts help their students?

# 33:

6:41 pm PDT, Jun 22, George Simich, Canada
Are you kidding me? I earned more than $2.63 hr. in the late 1960's. Give these people a significant raise.

# 32:

2:37 pm PDT, Jun 21, BiLL Fowlie, Maine

# 31:

11:44 am PDT, Jun 20, Franziska Eber, Germany

# 30:

11:14 am PDT, Jun 20, Rachel H, Ohio

# 29:

6:35 am PDT, Jun 20, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
I am a hardworking mother of four. I have been a server off and on for 20 years. I am currently making less than I was last year. As the economy gets worse our pay goes down. HELP!!!!

# 28:

6:08 am PDT, Jun 20, Ginger Geronimo, Alabama

# 27:

1:03 pm PDT, Jun 19, Roxie Schliesman, Wisconsin

# 26:

9:08 am PDT, Jun 19, Name not displayed, Germany

# 25:

9:57 pm PDT, Jun 18, Pam Boland, Georgia

# 24:

9:44 am PDT, Jun 18, Name not displayed, United States Minor Outlying Islands

# 23:

7:21 am PDT, Jun 18, Name not displayed, New York

# 22:

8:58 pm PDT, Jun 17, Frances M. Amaya, Texas
Waiting tables in Texas, I used to make $2.13 an hour plus tips, but I was lucky to have had extremely appreciative customers who tipped well. Now I work in a gym and make more than six dollars an hour. Those in the service industry absolutely deserve a raise for everything they do!

# 21:

8:12 pm PDT, Jun 17, Beth Tavernakis, Massachusetts

# 20:

7:50 pm PDT, Jun 17, Aleasha Casaretto, Texas
We all need to get a reasonable raise each year, unfortunatly the public service people are the LAST ones to receive it. FREEZE ALL GOVERNMENT WAGES AND THAT OF CEO'S,RAISE ALL MINIMUM SALARIES OF LOW PAID WORKERS,GET IT RIGHT,THE WORKERS SHOULD GET MORE THAN CEOS.

# 19:

7:44 pm PDT, Jun 17, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 18:

6:07 pm PDT, Jun 17, Cara Gubrud, Minnesota

# 17:

4:34 pm PDT, Jun 17, Steve Dale, Australia
FREEZE ALL GOVERNMENT WAGES AND THAT OF CEO'S,RAISE ALL MINIMUM SALARIES OF LOW PAID WORKERS,GET IT RIGHT,THE WORKERS SHOULD GET MORE THAN CEOS.

# 16:

2:23 pm PDT, Jun 17, Gino Foti, Massachusetts

# 15:

2:09 pm PDT, Jun 17, Christina Barbosa, Massachusetts
We all need to get a reasonable raise each year, unfortunatly the public service people are the LAST ones to receive it. Waitstaff, beauty industry, hairdressers.........customers just don't think they should be given raises at all.

# 14:

12:52 pm PDT, Jun 17, Arline Wrecker, New York

# 13:

12:51 pm PDT, Jun 17, Frank Kunkel, New York

# 12:

12:50 pm PDT, Jun 17, Joe Tobia, New York

# 11:

12:49 pm PDT, Jun 17, Jeff Fischman, New Jersey

# 10:

12:48 pm PDT, Jun 17, Hon.Howard Birnbaum, New York

# 9:

12:46 pm PDT, Jun 17, Eric Waxman, Pennsylvania

# 8:

12:44 pm PDT, Jun 17, Seth Stern, New Jersey

# 7:

12:11 pm PDT, Jun 17, Michele Sullivan, Massachusetts

# 6:

10:35 am PDT, Jun 17, Heather Primeau, Massachusetts

# 5:

10:25 am PDT, Jun 17, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 4:

9:51 am PDT, Jun 17, David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania

# 3:

9:37 am PDT, Jun 17, Andrea Paz, Massachusetts

# 2:

9:37 am PDT, Jun 17, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 1:

9:21 am PDT, Jun 17, Cindi Hevner, Massachusetts

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