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Chicago Mayor Defends Tipped Wage End Amid Controversy

4/18/2026

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended ending the tipped wage, calling the practice "slavery."
The City Council failed to override Johnson's veto against halting the tipped-wage phaseout.
The phaseout would raise tipped workers' pay to the full minimum wage by 2028.
Johnson allocated $500,000 to the Reparations Task Force to address systemic harm faced by Black Chicagoans.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended ending the tipped wage, calling the practice "slavery."
The City Council failed to override Johnson's veto against halting the tipped-wage phaseout.
The phaseout would raise tipped workers' pay to the full minimum wage by 2028.
Johnson allocated $500,000 to the Reparations Task Force to address systemic harm faced by Black Chicagoans.