SERVERS/BARTENDERS/Anyone who is a tipped “food and beverage employee”: Legislation to cut your pay was introduced Monday (2/11/2025)

Hello all! I had posted a bill draft that I got ahold of through my organizing peoples and sadly am here to inform that the bill was introduced. This bill, if it becomes law, would mean pay cuts for tipped “food and beverage employees,” yea notice how expansive this is?, below is a statement from the Democratic Party of Denver:

“Yesterday, a bill was introduced that would immediately cut the pay of nearly every tipped worker in the city. It’s being framed as a way to “save restaurants,” but in reality, it does so at the expense of workers who are already some of the most underpaid, undervalued, and vulnerable to wage theft.

To make matters worse, this bill is sponsored by two Democrats of the Colorado House. Reach out and let them know that cutting the wages of hardworking service industry employees is unacceptable. Call Alex Valdez at (303)866-2925 and Steve Woodrow at (303)866-2967.

Our city runs on the labor of these workers—they deserve fair pay, not another financial hit. Stay engaged, stay vocal, and let’s fight for the rights of those who keep our community going.”

Below this post I will be updating with instructions on how to testify, once this bill gets a hearing. At the end of the day we all deserve to be paid. This will hurt community.

https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_1208_01.pdf