The federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13 an hour; only seven states require tipped workers to be paid the same as other workers. Tipped workers are predominantly women. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez has co-sponsored a bill to double the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024. New York State is also weighing a proposal to bring the tipped wage in line with the minimum one. But it was undeniable that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez was the main draw, so much so that as she left the restaurant through a back door, the crowd chanted “Alexandria!

Source: New York Times May 31, 2019 23:31 UTC