Waging Change shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by restaurant workers trying to feed themselves and their families off tips by intertwining stories of individuals such as Wardell Harvey of New Orleans with the growing movement to end the tipped minimum wage. Featuring Saru Jayaraman, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the film documents the movement to raise the federal tipped minimum wage for restaurant servers and bartenders and end sexual harassment. Documentary. Directed by Peabody award winner Abby Ginzberg. 65 minutes.
Post-film discussion with Peabody award winning director Abby Ginzberg, and Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage, Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United), and Director of the Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley.
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