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Stop Out-of-State 
Activists from Destroying Baltimore’s Restaurant Economy

Protect Local Jobs.
Protect Small Businesses.
Protect the Tip Credit.

An out-of-state activist group is pushing a proposal that would eliminate the tip credit in Baltimore, threatening to upend our local restaurant industry and wipe out jobs for thousands of workers. We’ve seen the consequences in D.C., where a similar law led to over 70 restaurant closures and massive job losses. 

We can’t afford to let that happen here.

Baltimore's Servers
Speak Up

Hear what Baltimore's tipped workers are saying.

D.C. Tried It. It Failed.

In Washington, D.C., the results of Initiative 82, or the Tip Credit Elimination Act, are devastating:

1,700

D.C. restaurant workers lost their jobs in the first year of phasing out the tip credit

44%

of full-service casual restaurants in D.C. expect to close in 2025 

 

(59 restaurants have closed so far

this year)

74

D.C. restaurants closed in

2024 alone

71%

of D.C. tipped workers say their hours have been reduced

Baltimore's Restaurant Economy is worth saving.

Let's fight for it—together.

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Join the Fight to Protect the Tip Credit: 

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Select the button that matches who you are below and see how you can contact your city council members, share your story, and spread the word.

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