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Waging Change, a new documentary featuring Saru Jayaraman, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, who have been working tirelessly for One Fair Wage, weaves together the female driven movements that reveal an American workers’ struggle hidden in plain sight-- the effort to end the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13 for restaurant servers and ...
Nov 8, 2020 · With Mark Bittman, Jane Fonda, Saru Jayaraman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Tipping Point weaves the stories of individual workers such as Nataki Rhodes of Chicago and Naomi Debebe of Detroit with the efforts of thousands of restaurant workers across the country to demand respect and one fair wage.
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- Documentary
- Abby Ginzberg, Joslyn Rose Lyons
- 2020-11-08
Jan 7, 2020 · A film by Abby Ginzberg2019, 61 minutes, ColorSYNOPSIS WAGING CHANGE shines a light on an American struggle hidden in plain sight: the women-led movement to ...
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- Women Make Movies
Apr 16, 2020 · Waging Change is a compact 61 minutes long. It is packed with detail as Ginzberg lays out much more than just the tipped wage situation.
WAGING CHANGE weaves together the stories of workers struggling to make ends meet with the efforts of Saru Jayaraman and others of One Fair Wage, who faces off against the powerful National Restaurant Association lobby and fights for one fair wage.
Directed by Peabody award winner, Abby Ginzberg, Waging Change helps all consumers see the important role they have to play in ending this two-tiered wage system.
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin. Lily Tomlin. was born in Detroit, and worked in the restaurant business when she was young. She says it's about time Michigan leads the way in giving tipped restaurant workers a living wage. "Jane and I are here, because twelve million people work in the restaurant industry, and eighty percent of them are women.
