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September 24, 2012
Worker & ROC-NY Dispute at Del Posto Resolved, Star Chef Mario Batali to Become “High Road Employer”September 24, 2012 –Restaurant workers who are members of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) have signed a settlement agreement with their employer, Del Posto Restaurant, owned by celebrity chef Mario Batali. The settlement resolves a 2010 lawsuit alleging lost. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
August 8, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New ROC-MIAMI Research Report Shows 9 out of10 Miami Restaurant Workers Have No Access to Earned Paid Sick Days, Half Report Having to Cook & Serve Food While SickNew ROC-Miami Research Report Shows… 9 out of 10 Miami Restaurant Workers Have No Access to Earned Paid Sick Days, Half Report Having to Cook & Serve Food While Sick - Community, Labor and Faith-Based Advocates Speak Out About Urgent. . . Read More ›
 
 
July 26, 2012
Restaurant Workers Serve Up Rousing Praise for Rep. Miller’s Proposed Increase to Tipped Minimum Wage- Historic Legislation Comes Days after Nat’l Low Wage Worker Day of Action, Long Overdue for Nation’s Tipped Workers, Mostly Women, Earning $2.13 since 1991 - July 26, 2012: ROC United and our 10,000 restaurant worker-members across the country are. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
July 16, 2012
Capital Grille Workers Announce Partnership with MALDEF, Lewis, Clifton & Nikolaidis, P.C., and Workers’ Law Office*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7.16.12  *** Media Contact: Meghana Reddy, 314-749-1785; meghana@rocunited.org Capital Grille Workers Announce Partnership with MALDEF, Lewis, Clifton & Nikolaidis, P.C., and Workers’ Law Office; File Wage Theft, Discrimination Claims Against Darden Restaurant Group in Regional Federal. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
March 29, 2012
Restaurant Workers Applaud Harkin Rebuild America Act; Legislation Will Raise $2.13 Tipped Minimum Wage, Unchanged for 21 Years & Improve Workplace Standards- Urge Congress to pass needed bill to raise stagnant wages & provide paid sick days to nation’s 10 million restaurant workers- MEDIA CONTACT: Jose Oliva, jose@rocunited.org, 773.612.2559;                          . . . Read More ›
 
 
March 5, 2012
MIAMI CAPITAL GRILLE WORKERS TURN UP THE HEAT; 5th MAJOR CITY TO JOIN “DIGNITY AT DARDEN” CAMPAIGNFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 MIAMI CAPITAL GRILLE WORKERS TURN UP THE HEAT; 5th MAJOR CITY TO JOIN “DIGNITY AT DARDEN” CAMPAIGN - Miami, Los Angeles, and additional NYC Capital Grille Workers added to class action litigation with. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
February 15, 2012
New Research Report Shows Working Women in Restaurant Industry Face Systematic Discrimination, Five Times More Harassment, Poverty WagesLobbyists have kept minimum wage for servers and others at only $2.13 for 20 years This Valentine’s Day, the restaurant industry’s busiest day of the year, a new research report shows that women who work in the industry face systematic. . . Read More ›
 
 
January 31, 2012
RESTAURANT WORKERS LAUNCH NATIONAL DIGNITY AT DARDEN CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE JOBS IN RESTAURANT INDUSTRYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Tuesday, January 31, 2012 CONTACTS: Stephanie Mueller, 202-256-0833, Mike Uehlein, 317-506-3428, michael@berlinrosen.com RESTAURANT WORKERS LAUNCH NATIONAL DIGNITY AT DARDEN CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE JOBS IN RESTAURANT INDUSTRY - Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Workers at Nation’s Largest Full-Service. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
December 1, 2011
Restaurant Workers Issue Diners’ Guide 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2011   America’s Consumer and Worker Revolt Comes to the Restaurant Industry Restaurant Workers Issue Diners’ Guide 2012 Which Restaurants Pay Enough and Provide Sick Leave so Sick Workers Aren’t Handling and Serving Food? America’s. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
October 14, 2011
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD SURVIVORS OPEN PHOTO EXHIBIT ON RESTAURANT WORKERS’ LIVES. . . Read More ›
 
 
September 12, 2011
RESTAURANT WORKER MOVEMENT BORN FROM 9/11 TRAGEDY TRANSFORMS DINING AND EMPLOYMENT LANDSCAPE IN DETROIT. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
September 8, 2011
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD SURVIVORS HONOR LOST COWORKERS AT ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
August 29, 2011
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD SURVIVORS HONOR LOST PEERS BY BUILDING RESTAURANT WORKER MOVEMENT. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
June 26, 2011
RESTAURANT WORKERS PROTEST POVERTY-LEVEL WAGES AT TASTE OF CHICAGO. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
June 20, 2011
RESTAURANT WORKERS CONDUCT ACTIONS AT THE TASTE OF CHICAGO. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
 
 
 
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