Dasgupta, SunilHawla, MaxRamirez, Diana2023-09-222023-09-222023-09-01Dasgupta, Sunil, host. Interview with Max Hawla and Diana Ramirez. "The Fight for Stable Wages in DC." I Hate Politics (podcast). September 1, 2023. https://open.spotify.com/episode/04seXfD3cZVS6BerQrmiML.http://hdl.handle.net/11603/29842One of the great weaknesses of minimum wage laws is that it excludes tipped workers. In 2018, Washington DC voters passed Initiative 77 to level minimum wage across the board but the DC Council killed it. In 2022, the DC voters passed Initiative 82 with even bigger numbers and the measure is once more in front of the DC Council. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Washington DC bartender and labor activist Max Hawla and National Women’s Law Center labor organizer Diana Ramirez about how the fight to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers. Local news re Maryland US Senate seat, MCPS’ Biedleman scandal, and court decision on LGBTQ+ books. Music for the episode comes from DC post-punk band Grey Swift: https://t.ly/cu_jx Mahmoud v McKnight decision: https://t.ly/OxhRv WRAP Act: https://t.ly/Dvmub51 min 31 secen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.I Hate PoliticsSound