May 25, 2021
D.C. Restaurant Workers To Hold A ‘Wage Strike’ At Old Ebbitt Grill Calling For Better Pay
The organization behind D.C.’s overturned Initiative 77 plans to hold similar strikes across the country this week.
The pay increase will be the first since 2014, affecting thousands of workers in D.C. and elsewhere.
The coronavirus pandemic has prompted business groups to fight mandated increases to the minimum wage. But they’re facing resistance from unions, who say workers need a raise now more than ever.
Less than a decade ago, D.C.’s lowest-wage workers were paid $8.25 an hour. Starting Wednesday, the city’s minimum wage will hit a new milestone: $15.
Virginia’s minimum wage is expected to rise to $12 in 2023 after lawmakers in the General Assembly approved a compromise wage hike on Sunday.
Oct 23, 2018
Dolcezza Lowered Its Baristas’ Wages. Here’s Why, And What It Says About D.C.’s Economy
“D.C. now is a totally different landscape than what it was when we opened up in 2004.”
Jul 02, 2018
D.C.’s Minimum Wage Rises To $13.25
The tipped minimum wage has also gone up, but not to $15 yet.