A national nonprofit focused on better pay for working class people has launched a coalition in support of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's policy goal of increasing the minimum wage to $30 an hour by 2030.

The group, One Fair Wage , is particularly concerned about a two-tiered minimum wage structure, said Saru Jayaraman, co-founder and president of the Manhattan-based group at a news conference Tuesday where they urged legislators to pass a law making the increase statewide.

While the minimum wage is $16.50 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester — and $15.50 in the rest of the state — tipped workers in the state have a different minimum. Service workers in New York City, Long Island and Westchester get a "cash wage" of $13.75, plus a $2.75 tip credit. Food

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