Alex Garday featured in Our Industry Our Voice.

Tipping is a uniquely American part of restaurant culture. Customers can show their gratitude and tipped workers can be rewarded for their service. This income potential, combined with flexibility that’s available in few other jobs, leads millions of Americans to work as tipped employees.

This system is under attack by a well-funded interest group called the Restaurant Opportunities Center, whose organizers have suggested that tipped employees are victims of an abusive industry. This is insulting to those who’ve built their careers around tips.

These videos feature tipped workers from around the country who share this common belief: The tipping system isn’t broken and it doesn’t need fixing. It’s time for lawmakers to listen to the voices of real tipped workers, rather than labor advocates.