| The effort to raise the base pay for tipped restaurant workers in the US, which currently hovers around $2.13 an hour, is gaining national momentum. At least four states — Ohio, Arizona, Michigan and Massachusetts — are set to vote on measures in November that would make businesses pay servers a minimum wage regardless of how much they earn in gratuities. The restaurant industry, though, is trying to convince voters that the move would hurt businesses already grappling with inflation, and raise menu prices for consumers. If any of the measures are approved, it would be the first time an entire state repeals the tip credit system in more than two decades, Daniela Sirtori reports. Today on CityLab: Restaurant Workers' Battle for Higher Minimum Wage Goes National — Linda Poon In Austria, Parcel Carriers Can Now Enter Homes for Deliveries
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