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Waffle House raises worker pay after strikes and pressure from labor organizers (apnews.com)

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Waffle House is increasing pay for its U.S. workers after a year-long push from labor advocates.

In a video message to employees late last month, Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers III said base pay would rise to at least $3 per hour in June and then gradually rise to at least $5.25 per hour by June 2026. Base pay doesn’t include workers’ tips, and will be higher in some states depending on minimum wage laws, Rogers said.

Rogers said wage increases will be paid for by higher menu prices, and that wages will rise more slowly in some rural markets than in urban ones. The company is also adding tenure bonuses and premiums for working later shifts.

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[–] verdantbanana 3 points 2 weeks ago

great $5.25 will definitely cover the rising housing and food costs

eventually there will be no grocery stores, restaurants, you name it due to wages being too low to support the rising and ever-increasing inflation of living