Initiative promoter Tim Eyman is asking the restaurant and lodging industries to pony up $1.1 million, and he will deliver a signature blitzkrieg for an initiative that would repeal Seattle’s new $15-an-hour minimum wage ordinance. Initiative promoter Tim Eyman: He is asking the hospitality industry to pony up $1.1 million to pay for an initiative signature campaign. Its goal: Repeal of Seattle’s $15 an hour minimum wage.