CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 18: Eden Austin waits on customers at the Same Day Cafe in the Logan Square neighborhood on August 18, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Voters in two red states agreed to increase their minimum wage in steps to $15 an hour and to require employers to give workers paid sick time, and a third red state also approved sick leave.
But a proposed $18-an-hour base wage in California failed, as did initiatives in two states to change the hourly rate for workers who earn tips…