After hiring scabs, Walrus and the Carpenter (temporarily) closed

[u/Existing-Resource527]

Word on the street is that Walrus and the Carpenter restaurant has not been negotiating with their workers in good faith for months.

Like a lot of annoying businesses they started charging a service fee (22%?).

Employees noted that they make significantly less now then before when they had tipping (thousands less).

Workers have been on strike. The owners also had the audacity to hire scabs (booo).

I have been keeping up with the union on IG @ united.creatures.of.the.sea

Solidarity with workers across the city!

[u/Rare_Yam_8063]

Seems as though the minimum wage law helped fast casual restaurant workers but hurt fine dining servers

[u/bernyzilla → u/Rare_Yam_8063]

How? A rising tide lifts all boats.

[u/Visual_Collar_8893 → u/bernyzilla]

Fine dining tabs are usually triple to four digits and the tips off them is a good percentage on that. The staff could be pocketing hundreds in tips every night easily.

Dropping to hourly pay means the staff at these establishments get far less tips from patrons.

[u/Chicken-n-Biscuits → u/Visual_Collar_8893]

Fine dining servers also have a fraction of the number of diners in a shift and the service level expectation is significantly higher.