I write on behalf of the many, many people I have had the opportunity to call co-workers in the restaurant business over the years. Question 5 is on the ballot this November and it poses a threat to ...

RESTAURANTS AND CUSTOMERS AT THISTLE IN LINCOLN, NEWTON THEY SUPPORT PASSING QUESTION FIVE I THINK IT PROFESSIONALIZES THE WHOLE INDUSTRY AND I THINK THAT MOVING AWAY FROM THE TIP SYSTEM IS GOING TO ...

Massachusetts voters will get to decide this November whether or not to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers. The general minimum wage is $15 an hour under state law. But tipped workers make ...

President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” includes a section called “no tax on tips.” The deduction is worth up to $25,000 for qualified workers — and it phases out, or gets smaller, once earnings ...

NORTHAMPTON — A roving demonstration in downtown Northampton Friday at lunchtime brought ballot Question 5 directly to the doorsteps of the restaurants and the employees most affected by the ...

Question 5 is for my 19-year-old co-worker who works three doubles in a week while going to classes at UMass. It’s for the tipped servers who work hard and well while their bosses reap the rewards.