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 CE
THORNTON, COLORADO - MARCH 26: A Waffle House restaurant sits closed after the restaurant chain closed at least 420 locations due to the COVID-19 crisis on March 26, 2020 in Thornton, Colorado. With reported sales down 70 percent, Waffle House is known for staying open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has become a barometer in the past to to determine the severity of a disaster if they close.
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. Waffle House wouldn't confirm the wage increase Tuesday when it was contacted by The Associated Press. The Union of Southern Service Workers, a labor group affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, provided the AP with a link to the video.
Over the last year, the Union of Southern Service Workers has held strikes at Waffle House locations to demand higher pay, 24-hour security at restaurants and an end to the company’s practice of deducting $3.15 per day from workers’ paychecks for meals regardless of whether they eat while on the job.“The raises show that the company is feeling the heat,” Katie Giede, a Waffle House server in Atlanta who wants to see wages increased to $25 per hour, said.
Waffle House has 2,000 restaurant locations across the U.S., primarily in the South and Midwest. The company has its corporate headquarters in Norcross, Georgia.
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