The Culinary Union said Monday it's calling on Nevada elected officials to support a federal ban on sub-minimum wages and taxes on tips.
The influential labor group said that while workers in Nevada law bans a sub-minimum wage for tipped workers, more than 1 million workers in the U.S. earn at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
"It is outrageous that over a million workers in this country are not guaranteed a fair minimum wage in 2024," Culinary Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge said in a statement. "Employers across the nation need to take responsibility for paying a real minimum wage and [Congress] must ensure it."