Question 5 would raise the tipped wage. What do New Bedford area restaurants think of it?
NEW BEDFORD — Aside from voting for the president and national and state political officials on Tuesday, Nov. 5 , voters could also shape...
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Oct 294 min read
‘Servers are not asking for this’: Restaurant owners, officials gather in Lowell to oppose Question 5
By Peter Currier LOWELL — State Rep. Rodney Elliott was joined by local restaurant owners and staff outside Cobblestones Wednesday...
Oct 295 min read
Foes rally against Q. 5; servers worry they’ll pay price in tips for wage hike
By Cassidy McNeeley As rush-hour traffic piled up at the always busy Adams Village intersection last Wednesday afternoon, restaurant...
Oct 203 min read
Editorial: Tipped workers’ pay hike would hit consumers, restaurants
On its surface, ballot Question 5 seems like a win for tipped workers. Voting yes supports the gradual pay increase of tipped employees...
Oct 181 min read
Our View: ... Questions 3, 4 and 5
... Question 3 would allow Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, Question 4 would legalize and regulate psychedelic substances while...
Oct 162 min read
No on Question 5: Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers
Surely we aren’t the only ones experiencing “tipping fatigue,” and so we aren’t opposed to taking a hard look at modifying the legal and...
Oct 153 min read
Mass. Gov. Healey, former server, is a hard ‘no’ on boosting tipped wage
By John L. Micek Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey left little doubt Wednesday on how she feels about a fall ballot question that would...
Oct 103 min read
Massachusetts tipping point: Restaurant workers from Boston, elsewhere sound off on Question 5
By Lance Reynolds As Election Day draws closer, scores of restaurateurs and servers from within and outside Boston’s popular dining...
Oct 91 min read
NightSide with Dan Rea - Rundown for October 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024 NightSide News Update. We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need...
Oct 33 min read
Guest columnist Robin Goldstein: Listen to our restaurant workers and save their livelihoods by voting ‘no’ on Ballot Question 5
Imagine this: a high-paid, Ivy League-educated lawyer and nonprofit executive from Los Angeles shows up in Massachusetts and claims that...
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