It’s notable for a few reasons but also what does it say that almost the entire council openly, and some actively, opposed it and could not convince the majority of the (few) people who voted
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Initiative 77 in DC, to increase the minimum wage for tipped workers had its best results in the Blackest most working class parts of DC.https://twitter.com/andrew_o_neill/status/1009267241303633920 …
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Further the media in DC almost uniformly reported this as a “close” race. Not to slight anyone but that reflects serious blind spots into the ability of local outlets to understand Black working class DC
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there could be a few reasons it went this way. first the “No” campaign relied heavily on servers/bartenders advocating for them. The results track fairly well w/income inequality. In other words people who have the money to go to restaurants regularly were more likely to say No
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Also seems possible the people who on average make the least are more skeptical of claims by businesses who have also opposed every other wage and labor protection in the past few years. Credibility issues in other words.
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Really tough to say exactly given the limited data we can draw from. But I think everyone self righteously opposing the referendum bc “workers are against it” should reflect on these results
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Because...despite what people might think of these neighborhoods, there are highly intelligent and informative people that live there.
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Been waiting for your take. Thanks Eugene!!!
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