European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tony Lowboy employees minimum wage hike putting a squeeze on restaurant operators August 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 by Louise Cook associated press writer teenagers used to make up about half die staff at chucks supper club in Ocono today they account for Only 10 owner Bob Chuck prefers to hire older last january increase in the minimum wage Means that Chuck has to pay his 80 employees at least an hour at those he he cant afford the inexperience of the weve gone More to retired he there used to the billion year restaurant Indus try has been especially hard hit by the Rise in the minimum wage because it employs a lot of people at the Low end of the pay scale people like dishwashers and bus boost for others no one has figures on How Many of the million workers in the nations eating and drinking establishments earn the mini but Industry officiate Point out that an increase to the minimum usually Means a boost for people who Are above the Bottom level As everybody wage Structure has been said Doug a spokesman for Mcdonalds the fast food people Are taking measures to tighten up and increase said Susan an economist with the National restaurant Chuck says profits at us restaurant have disappeared he is losing Money for the first time in the 32 be has oper att the which is 35 Miles from my his prices Are up he has boosted them is cents to 20 cents an after labor he will no longer open for lunch we just cant afford to and he is trimming the staff we used to have three salad now Well have  simply have to get the work there were fears that the Rise in the minimum wage would Lead to widespread particularly in the fast food Indus thes in u Arnim pc ran tin Stan we is to Tea Jim my sir Len in Mcm Harht a Law Tell null  Ilii   incl Rig in military Olim Hill Muune to Sun my Apo Man Sumii to to Sun my Apo Man Mai Tea Sim my ii w k o4wo in Omin Mytty or Tamm c 111 m dirt 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beginning in the minimum will be set at a level equal to s3 percent of the average hourly wage of production work concern that the increases will Lefiad to further inflation led William chairman of the Federal Reserve to recommend postponing next january Miller that the Carter administration rejected the for the restaurant an equally important provision of the Law affects the totalled tip under this pro workers who receive tips do not have to be paid the full minimum at employers can pay tipped employees Only half the next they will have to pay them 55 percent of the minimum and in 1980 they will have to pay 60 owner worried restaurant owner Chuck is worried about what will happen next he says be cant raise prices any his luncheon business already has dropped by 40 percent because of the increased prices for Bis sandwiches and his and he most of chucks employees Are part the full time employees work 42 hours a week no after Chuck would have to pay them they dont like it no Chuck but we cant afford the squeeze on Large operations like Mcdonalds and Burger King is less it is almost too Early  of Behl Germini mum wage will be at Mcdonou because Usefull Force of the a Fol not be Fet for three but e nun wage has created an Impact to that it has contributed to the increased Cost of g equipment procedures that us use our labor Force More of Leinbard i Princess under the knife Hague up jul Lanai third govern letters to the editor new Pinnacles of ineptitude i wish to comment on the recent article on Post allowance for i Tun would like the names and addresses of those responsible for this stroke of the perpetrators of this action have unequivocally achieved new Pinnacles of Inep civilian parity with is ludicrous from the on those gs13s and above making More than can eke out an existence in the vast majority of us being below that Grade find Washington Moat in considering the dollars 20 percent de Cline against the Mark in the past two years and the Dollar achieving a new All time Low this i feel we have really been a raw president Carters pledge last month to help All of us overseas has come through loud and the Rich get Richer and the poor get name withheld Heidelberg f just received a notice from the civilian personnel office entitled revision of Post allowance the notice informed me that the Bureau of labor consumer expend has revised the methods of computing it states these revisions will unfortunately result in a decrease in the amount of Post allow Ance employees will this would Lead those receiving this no Tice to believe that All of us Are so that is not the Case As is revealed by the message which carried the entire quoting a state department it noted that not All will suffer a loss Only those with incomes below it is even noted that the effect will be softened for higher paid employees they receive a raise in i am sure that any persons involved in arriving at this adjustment Are aware of the problems facing people living in Ger Many in regard to the buying Power of the for those of us who Are career employees in we have seen seven years of decline in the dollars value with no adjustment in salary for we received cola this past Spring while those in other countries have received it for some i greater what we received and a pittance but is now it will be As the majority of is employees Are be Low the level which makes it is obvious to fact the negative effect of this regressive action is not a real i am reminded of the seven percent across the Board raise for Federal employees three years the real facts revealed that the upper and super grades received 11 per cent while the lower grades received As Low As three per this is not an across the Board raise but is rather a discriminatory this revision in cola hurts a majority of the people and helps those who least need the we at assured that the sys tem is working As i would appreciate a justification for this Lack of regard for the people in one that differs from the messages exp la which is accurate but not Germany bad manners in the snack bar while i was having lunch at a local cafes snack a customer in line next to me received some rather harsh treatment from the the customer was a and i feel she  have excepted this kind of the customer ordered two grilled Ham and cheese the Cook removed them from the placed them on a Cut them in and placed them on the serving the customer then asked that tomatoes and Mayonnaise be put on the the Cook gave the customer a Nasty look and proceeded to fix the Sand then the Cook began having because the sandwiches were already Cut in she told the you better Tell me what you want on your sandwiches before i Cut them next time or you will be out of on the spot i corrected the Cook and told her it was her Job to ask the customers what they desire on their and he should be More pleasant to customers As 1x1 ill lure us w spokesman they this and Many other instances like it have occurred at various cafes snack bars across bringing to mind the age old service with a this is a thing of toe past but hopefully not lost the american Soldier and dependent must go through the daily turmoils of being away from 10 Days in the Field and this mistreatment does nothing to make the Days go by anymore this it neither a minor nor a major prob Lem but in sure youll agree a Little smile now and then goes a Long Way in making your Day a Little in i have not always seen or received this kind of mistreatment and More Power to the people woo uphold the age old service with a if this kind of poor salesmanship is to the tapes we should be removed from the name plates which cafes employees Gerald Graham Germany on cafes sales in a res poem to a letter to Estur thai appeared a Lypa Raphial emr chased Tafese ropes Catri Hatter to cafes worldwide tales by Muu per that Parthum the Respa aae inn Wetter shold have read Patag relative sates last year at a yardstick convj8 1 Euran h Pacut 11 a creat it la Ereat t lot eve opera opa Raum has do 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