Waging Change

“WAGING CHANGE is an eye-opening film for all those faculty, students, citizens committed to social justice. It is a moral disgrace and economic exploitation of the lowest sort that we require tipped workers to be paid $2.13 an hour. It is time for all concerned with justice for working Americans to become educated about this issue, and Waging Change does just that!"

"WAGING CHANGE is a compelling look at the unfair employment practices suffered by millions of workers in America's tipped economy. It should be available in every college library. An essential film for understanding the way our economy really works, and who wins and loses in the process."

"To be a healthy nation, every person who can work needs to earn enough money to support themselves and be treated with dignity-let’s just start there."

"I feel great to be part of this campaign…everything you do to work for other people in the world, to make their lives a little fuller, a little easier, a little more secure, it’s meaningful."

“WAGING CHANGE exposes the hardships endured by restaurant workers, who in most states are paid a “tipped minimum wage” dramatically below the legal minimum wage other workers receive. Most of them are women, and their dependence on tips also makes them disproportionately vulnerable to sexual harassment. They often earn so little that they rely on publicly funded benefits. This engaging film also documents the movement to change this, through the campaign for “One Fair Wage,” which is supported by a coalition of worker groups, consumers, and ethical employers. They are winning victories, alongside #MeToo and the Fight for $15, but at every step the “other NRA” - the National Restaurant Association - pushes back. A perfect film for use in college courses on gender issues, on social movements, and labor studies.”

"This engaging documentary will whet your political appetite. Join AOC, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and 157 million tipped workers to get a better grip on the ways that sub-minimum wages subsidize the mighty restaurant chains. You'll learn how to vote with your fork and everything else in your power to fight for changes that the U.S. House of Representatives already supports"

"Waging Change weaves together two female-driven movements that reveal an American worker's struggle hidden in plain sight -- the effort to end the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13 for restaurant servers and bartenders and the #MeToo movement's efforts to end sexual harassment."

"But there are other issues that hit home here, such as a culture of sexual harassment — primarily for women — on the job and the effects of the pandemic on the industry."