Portland minimum wage changes won't appear on November ballot

Portland minimum wage changes won't appear on November ballot

Changes to Portland’s minimum wage will not be on the ballot in November.

The decision comes after the City Council heard over an hour of testimony on Monday over both tipped-wage changes, and an increase to the citywide minimum wage.

“I’ll sit down with the media and show you my books,” said Michael Fraser, who owns seven restaurants in Portland. It’s brutal, it’s really freaking hard. This will make it harder.”

Service workers in Portland currently make a tipped-credit wage. That’s half the minimum wage, plus tips. And there’s an added safety net, that a service worker’s employer must make up the difference if they make less than the city’s minimum wage after tips.





https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/08/20/portland/portland-government/minimum-wage-changes-november-ballot/