In 1996, the National Restaurant Association, which has been named the tenth most powerful lobbying group in Congress and which we call the other NRA, struck a deal with Congress saying that they would not oppose an increase to the overall minimum wage as long as the minimum wage for tipped workers stayed frozen forever.
This keeps tipped workers living below the poverty line. Unable to support themselves or their families.
The National Restaurant Association should not be able to dictate the minimum wage for tipped workers. The minimum wage for tipped workers should be raised every time the Federal Minimum Wage is increased.