Navigating Tipping & The Decline of Auto Shows

As we wrap up Black History month, you may be surprised to learn that tipping has roots in racism. After the US Civil War, tips or gratuities were an exploitative measure to keep wages down for newly freed slaves in service jobs. Skip ahead to modern day and the practice is expanding in the gig economy. But advocates for fair and liveable wages say the pandemic has "tipped the scale" in the fight for service workers to earn a decent living. .Christine Ross reached Saru Jayaraman, Director of the Food Labour Research Centre at UC Berkeley. AND The pandemic put all major international auto shows on pause but it’s not the only driver of poor attendance. Even before COVID-19, the once popular shows had been on the decline in popularity but not just with consumers. Automakers are turned off by the huge expense and like the rest of the world are going digital. Christine Ross reached Bernard Wolfe, Professor Emeritus of Schulich School of Business for some insight.