Chicago’s wage battle escalated after Mayor Brandon Johnson linked the restaurant industry to “slavery” while defending a major labor policy shift. The comment comes as the city moves forward with eliminating tipped wages.
The remark intensified an already heated fight between labor advocates and restaurant owners, who warn the policy could reshape the industry and threaten jobs.
According to reporting, Johnson made the statement after the City Council failed to override his veto blocking a measure that would have paused wage increases for tipped workers…