BREAKING NEWS: ROC United is suing Trump for constitutional violations of the emoluments clause. Learn more at www.rocunited.org/rocvtrump FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2017 CONTACTS: Tim Rusch, ruschtk@gmail.com, (917) 399-0236 Sian Lewis, sian@rocunited.org, (202) 601-3999 RESTAURANT…
We knew it wouldn’t be easy to defeat Andrew Puzder and the other NRA, but you stood up. We fought hard, and we won. The fight is far from over, however. The second choice for Secretary of Labor, conservative attorney…
The restaurant industry is dependent on the work of immigrants. “Everybody, everybody in the restaurant industry employs undocumented workers,” Jayaraman says. The most difficult
By Rick Paulas Cross-posted from KCET Food In her new book "Behind the Kitchen Door," Saru Jayaraman takes readers through a horrific landscape that will change the way you eat. But whereas most of the foodie movement is worried about…
Last Saturday, Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC United) was on Up with Chris Hayes with Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio, Victoria of Restaurant Opportunities Center of Philadelphia, and a representative from the New York's National Restaurant Association to discuss the state of food service…
Saru Jayaraman, ROC's Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director will be on MSNBC's Up W/ Chris Hayes this Saturday, March 2nd. She'll discuss the importance of raising the tipped minimum wage, requiring earned sick days for restaurant workers, and other issues in her new…
Jason Michaud, ROC's responsible employer partner and Tanya Delahousye, ROC Darden campaign member, were featured on a CBS Evening News piece on the lack of paid sick days in restaurants.
This review captures the purpose of Behind The Kitchen Door - to raise awareness of working conditions in order to develop public support for legislative solutions, specifically with regard to increasing the minimum wage. ROC's goals are "are imminently winnable: increase the…
We're thrilled to be able to share the issues of Behind The Kitchen Door with the folks that tune into Moyers & Company nationwide. The full show featuring Saru Jayaraman and ROC-United, "Taming Capitalism Run Wild," is currently the most…
October 30, 2012 By Saru Jayaraman There’s been a lot of talk about the recent announcement by Darden, the world’s largest full-service restaurant company and owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster, that it would reduce workers’ hours to avoid…