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Restaurants and servers do not want the Ohio Senate Bill 146, the elimination of the tip credit, to pass because it would force them to make changes. Just because we have always done something a certain way doesn’t make it the right way. The pay difference between servers and the rest of the employees is a major issue and needs to be addressed. Despite the many warnings, restaurants need something to motivate them to make the change. Servers work hard and deserve to be fairly compensated, but so does everyone who helps provide an excellent experience to the guest. When I started working in the restaurant business, servers made about 20% more per hour than the rest of the employees. When I left 21 years later, they made double to triple what their co-workers did. How did it get so bad? Restaurants compared their wages to other restaurants and not to other jobs. Restaurants lost many amazing employees between 2010 and 2019 because they found jobs that paid more with more consistent and family-friendly hours. It was not in 2020 that a labor issue occurred; it had happened long before. Not changing the pay structure. Servers get tipped on a percentage of the bill. When restaurants raise prices by 5% to cover both food expenses and labor expenses, servers get a 5% raise. At the same time, restaurants give the support staff a 2% cost-of-living increase. Imagine that compounding over 20 years. To attract employees in recent years, restaurants have tried to play catch-up with their wages for the support staff. This, along with major cost increases in food, has led to double-digit price increases, resulting in double-digit pay increases for servers, further separating the pay. Since restaurants can’t find a way to make a change when it is needed, this may be the only way.
Join us and the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber on February 5th! #OhioRestaurants #OhioHospitality https://lnkd.in/e8AA-X88
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City Manager | Strategic Planner | Grant Funding Expert | Nonprofit Advocate | Passionate about Community Development and Innovation
A Personal Story of Leadership During COVID-19 In a deeply personal and heartfelt moment, Port Huron City Manager James Freed opened up about his complex challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly surrounding vaccine mandates. His story highlights the tough decisions made to safeguard the health and safety of city employees while respecting individual liberties. Freed’s unwavering commitment to transparency and accountability shines through as he shares the legal hurdles he encountered and his dedication to upholding the Constitution. 🎥 Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/g3wrt76y #Leadership #Transparency #COVID19 #VaccineMandates #PublicService #ConstitutionalRights #publicadministration #localgov #localgovernment
September 9, 2024 - City Manager's Luncheon Presentation - City of Port Huron
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Change moves at the pace of trust. Re-building a community, economically and socially, takes time and effort. Long term investment, relationships and resident buy in is crucial. #urbanregeneration #placeshaping #sunderland #highstreets #communityimprovementdistrict
New report published by our High Streets Research Network following our visit to Villette Road a few weeks ago, to coincide with our new website! https://lnkd.in/egXzwu_b
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Head of Devolution and Local Government Policy @ Historic England | Environmental Management, Place Investment, Planning and Partnership
Very pleased to have spoken for Westminster Forum Projects last week on next steps for High Streets and Towns with lessons from Historic England's Heritage Action Zones and High Street Heritage Actions Zones programmes and the combined DCMS Arms' Length Bodies Levelling Up Places Service. Grateful to all speakers for putting heritage in the spotlight as a vital asset that towns should be looking to invest in and for support of our lessons learned about: · moving work with communities from 'engagement' to participation to leadership, · the need for lead in time for major capital spending and the opportunities for other meaningful activity in that time to build participation and partnership and to get the long-term plan in place, · the importance of a mixed portfolio of investments (large and small) to achieve area wide benefits and allow flexibility, and · the opportunities for heritage to provide homes, spaces for business and opportunities for communities to come together and create. Fitting a lot in to 15 minutes and appreciated thoughtful Q&A for which answers: · historic buildings aren’t inherently fuel inefficient and they can be made more efficient using means that protect their value, whilst avoiding damp – we enable pragmatic conservation (not dogmatic preservation); · evaluating long term investment projects requires thoughtful data collection at the outset including qualitative perception studies, but also requires reconsidering your KPIs as time and policies pass (what benefits did you deliver that didn't expect?); · there is great opportunity for adult skills training in heritage investment programmes. Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust's brilliant model of participation and learning is one for many to learn from. and these are skills in maintaining and bringing buildings back into use that are needed across the country in great numbers. More detail on Heritage Action Zones here: https://lnkd.in/eDyU8V_B and the Levelling Up Places Service here: https://lnkd.in/eWPzB6rm
A huge thank you to our speakers - Josie Gough - Professor Malcolm Tait, The University of Sheffield - Catherine Palmer, Walker Sime - Andrew Goodacre, Bira - British Independent Retailers Association -Councillor Boyd Elliott, - Rick Lawrence MRICS, LCR Property - Owain Lloyd-James, Historic England - Robert Lloyd-Sweet, Historic England - Margaret Dale, High Streets Task Force - Kris Mackay, - Councillor Carl Smith, Great Yarmouth Borough Council - Professor Peijie Wang, - Jacob Young MP, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and attendees for joining Westminster Social Policy Forum last week to discuss Next steps for high streets and towns in the UK. Conference Diary: https://lnkd.in/gSz7mSi
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I have thoughts regarding my friend Jeremy Chiappetta's post that wouldn't fit in a comment. 😊 Yes...AND... I fully appreciate efforts to get students into school. I absolutely agree that we have to be “in it to win it”. AND when we come IN the doors, here are a few things that will help us win (and that all students should be able to expect): ➡️A rigorous and exciting curriculum offering a multitude of learning opportunities and experiences that provide students chances to think critically and creatively in pursuit of innovative ideas and solutions to authentic problems. ➡️Teachers who have ample professional learning and collaboration time to create or fine-tune learning experiences, review and reflect on student data, observe and share feedback with one another and just generally find time to recapture the joy of the profession. ➡ Academic scaffolds and supports as needed. ➡️ Student voice and choice over how, what, where, and when they learn. ➡️ Grading policies (or even un-grading policies) that promote mastery of content and skills. ➡️ An advisory program or some other method of ensuring that each student has at least one trusted adult at school. ➡️A wide menu of extracurricular activities that allow students to pursue additional interests, develop leadership skills, socialize, and feel connected to their school and peers. ➡️School buildings that are warm, dry, and safe with comfortable furniture, all necessary technology, and inviting learning spaces. Attendance is not the only problem we have in our schools, whether in RI or across the country. Let’s do all we can to ensure that kids come to school. Let’s also invest adequate time, money, and resources to make school the place all kids want to be. Rhode Island Department of Education #learningmatters
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Check out this incredible webinar with my friend and colleague Miguel Angel Vazquez, FAICP on the new centering justice framework! If this inspires you, join the Planning for Health Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership (PHEAL) group! #justice #planners
Our first webinar is coming up THIS WEEK! Join us as we hear from Miguel Angel Vazquez, FAICP and Senna Catenacci as they discuss how #justice is inextricably tied to the work we do to build #healthycommunities ⚖ Spots are limited so we hope you'll register today and secure your seat for August 16th at 10am PST / 1pm EST: https://lnkd.in/eGTfqtjA #urbanplanning #planningforhealth #builtenvironment #peoplecenteredcities #publichealth APA California American Planning Association
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Interested in #PatientsUseAI? This should be a great town hall meeting about what's becoming a fundamental topic when discussing patient empowerment and autonomy.
Join us for our next Town Hall on June 26th! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gzHywktT
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Really excited to see St. Catharines move one step closer towards the creation of a Municipal Development Corporation. Two of the most efficient things that a municipality can do are (1) make use of the land/assets they already own; and (2) coordinate housing and transit. An MDC can help with both. https://lnkd.in/gMdcw6qY
City of St. Catharines Council Meeting - February 12, 2024
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Check out our latest article in the February issue of Northampton Living.
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