Save Our Tips

Thank You @councilofdc for Supporting The Tipped Worker Community - bit.ly/2NHSsyV - @ChmnMendelson @AnitaBondsDC @cmdgrosso @JackEvansWard2 @CMBrandonTodd @CM_McDuffie @trayonwhite. #Initiative77

I dont think so. I'm supporting @DionneforDC someone that supports the restaurant community and doesn't vote for lobbyists groups interests from outside #DC #initiative77 to push their agenda. Also, a candidate endorsed by @washingtonpost

@Ana_ExAFLCIO @MrsTipCredit @JakeRosenfeld1 @NelpNews DC Voters chose years ago to pass an initiative that imposed max/min sentencing for drug offenses, and the Council overturned it. We can't seem to find a record of outcries from you.

@MrsTipCredit @JakeRosenfeld1 @NelpNews Not a bigger say than DC voters! It's called Democracy.

The D.C. Council hadn’t overturned a citizen’s initiative in nearly two decades. Then residents voted decisively to raise the pay of tipped workers, and council members decided to teach their constituents who is really in charge. washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…

@Ana_ExAFLCIO @MrsTipCredit @JakeRosenfeld1 @NelpNews It is amazing in only 240 characters you can articulate so clearly how uninformed you are as to the sentiment the working men and woman in the hospitality industry have towards #Initiative77.

@MrsTipCredit @JakeRosenfeld1 @NelpNews Actually, tipped workers VOTED-- actually voted-- at the ballot box. Then the Council heard from a group of owners and small group of well-paid bartenders and reversed the will of the voters. Shame. #Initiative77

Tipped Worker Karim Soumah had this to say, “I’m glad that @councilofdc hopefully laid the issue around the tipped credit system to rest – it works here in DC. Now our industry can get back to focusing on what we pride ourselves on, providing great service and fare...” #Repeal77

WORKERS WIN! ****TODAY**** The DC Council approved the bill to Repeal #Initiative77 at required second and final vote, by a tally of 8-5. The repeal bill now goes to @MayorBowser for her signature. #Repeal77 #NO2DC77 #SaveOurTips #DCision18 [Re“#1FairWage”/“#OneFairWage”]

@DanielFordDC @BrianneKNadeau It was wrong, and she was tone deaf as to how it would be interpreted. She should apologize.

@DanielFordDC @BrianneKNadeau She represents all in her ward, and if you condone any elected official telling their constituents whether or not they agree with them that their direct messages mean no more than dead weight than you have lost sight of the bigger picture.

CM @BrianneKNadeau we are disappointed in your vote not to support the workers and #SmallBusiness owners of your Ward. But we are even more dismayed by your flippant comment that you would use the copies of thousands of messages we delivered to you as a doorstop. #Initiative77

@SeanHolihan And we will follow the million dollars raised by ROC United. #followthemoney

@M4RJNow Well we guess the million dollars raised by ROC United was just Monopoly Money.

There was a lot of money that went into overturning #Initiative77. DC Council has shown us that $ matters more than the people who put them in office. Well, now it’s our turn. #UseYourVote #RespectDCVoters #DefendDemocracy #MoneyInPolitics

@SeanHolihan The tipped workers who make up the core of those opposed to #initiative77 think a little differently.

@DCJWJ @CM_Silverman @marycheh @BrianneKNadeau @RobertWhite_DC @charlesallen @councilofdc Their votes have been recorded and noted.

Councilmembers @CM_Silverman @marycheh @BrianneKNadeau @RobertWhite_DC @charlesallen asked to be on the record that they do not support voting against the will of the voters and rejecting higher wages for tipped workers while majority of @councilofdc overturned #Initiative77

@LauraHayesDC Workers are certainly disappointed in votes casted by @BrianneKNadeau @CMCharlesAllen and @RobertWhite_DC.

The bill repealing #Initiative77 passes its second and final vote. Mary Cheh, Elissa Silverman, Charles Allen, Robert White, and Brianne Nadeau were recorded as "no" votes.

@LauraHayesDC @tweetelissa If it was a better fit, the majority of her councilmembers, DC tipped workers and #smallbusinessowners would have supported her.

.@tweetelissa reiterates that she thought her compromise bill was a better fit. "I want to say to all of those that voted for 77 that I remain optimistic that our ultimate goal of having an equitable and just city and making sure families and small businesses can thrive."

Final #Initiative77 repeal vote coming in a few minutes @councilofdc. They're pausing for the room to be cleared, likely to let stakeholders in to listen to the conclusion of this months-long battle.

Councilmembers @ChmnMendelson @JackEvansWard2 @cmdgrosso @VinceGrayWard7 @CM_McDuffie @AnitaBondsDC @CMBrandonTodd @trayonwhite just voted to protect the take home pay of tens of thousands of tipped workers and the viability of neighborhood #smallbusinesses. #Initiative77

.@marycheh, though your speech was nice, you made no attempt to reach out to #SmallBusiness owners and workers to truly hear their concerns.

No @tweetelissa, you didn’t listen to tipped workers or #SmallBusiness owners. We asked you to #Repeal77, and you chose an electoral gimmick that still did harm to the hospitality industry and the workers that are employed in it.

Tipped Workers once again have packed the chamber as the @councilofdc votes for a second time to #Repeal77.