Report Says Sexual Harassment High For Waitresses

Here we go again with those wanting to increase the minimum wage with out having to educate or apply themselves.

Waitresses complaining of  sexual harassment 

According to a report in today's Detroit Free Press, some 90% of women in restaurant jobs that depend on tips report being bothered at work by some form of sexual harassment, according to a scathing report on the restaurant industry out Tuesday.

It is particularly a problem, the report says, for women restaurant workers in states where tipped jobs have the lower federal minimum wage of $2.13. The federal minimum for non-tipped workers is $7.25. Both are higher in many states.

"We need to eliminate the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers in the United States," says Saru Jayaraman, co-director and co-founder of the non-profit restaurant worker's group, Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) United, which oversaw the 34-page report, "The Glass Floor: Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry.

Could it perhaps be how some women in the restaurant industry dress or conduct themselves during the meal.  In order to get a large tip many women will flirt with the man or men of the table.  I personally have experienced having waitresses flirt with me to get the big check and much to my displeasure when I am sitting with a female date across from me

Republican Wants to Raise Michigan's Minimum Wage

A bill, brought by Sen. Rick Jones of Grand Ledge, would increase the hourly minimum to $8.15 from $7.40 in December. The minimum for tipped employees – wait staff and bartenders – would rise a dime to $2.75 per hour.

Sen. Rick Jones, Grand Ledge

Now this bill is a dumb idea. 

 If you want to make more, apply yourself. By increasing the minimum wage to those who don't apply themselves degrades those that are making their current wage by hard work. In addition look for greater unemployment as businesses will find that upgrading their automation will be cheaper than keeping on people. An example would be all the parking attendants in Birmingham that have been replaced by computers and ATMs. You will find the same happening at fast food places like McDonalds, which is already experimenting in some markets with a point of sale system that customers use. Also by increasing the minimum wage you will be adding costs of goods and services on to the consumer. This will negate any increase in the minimum wage increase. 

In addition this bill makes Republican's look cheap.  Seriously increase the wage for waiters and waitresses a dime? So now rather than education the public on the downfalls of a minimum wage, Republican's look the stereotype of being penny pinching old men.  

Again the only true way to improve one's economic self is to apply oneself. Get educated and work hard.