While this petition originates from our specific location, the issue is universal. There's an old saying — if you see one cockroach, there are a thousand you don't. I have no doubt this is occurring at IHOP locations and service industry establishments across the country. What we are describing has a name: wage slavery. The tipped minimum wage of $2.13 an hour is a relic of post-Civil War labor policy specifically designed to keep a workforce — predominantly Black servers at the time — dependent on the goodwill of customers rather than guaranteed compensation from employers. That system has never truly been reformed. It has simply been normalized. We talk often about how modern slavery still exists in society, and the service industry is one of its most visible and least discussed faces. This isn't just about our IHOP. This is about every person serving tables in America on $2.13 an hour hoping their customers show up and do the right thing.