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Realizing The Dream: How the Minimum Wage Impacts Racial Equity in the Restaurant Industry and In AmericaJune 19, 2013On June 19th, 2013 ROC United along with the Applied Research Center (ARC), Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), Center for New Community (CNC), Color of Change, The Greenlining Institute, Jobs With Justice (JWJ), National Council of La Raza (NCLR),. . . Read More ›
DIME A DAY: The Impact of Miller/Harkin Minimum Wage Proposal on the Price of FoodOctober 24, 2012October 24, 2012
The Food Labor Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley and The Food Chain Workers Alliance & ROC United
Research and Writing: Chris Benner, Associate Professor, Center for Regional Change, University of California, Davis; Saru Jayaraman, Director, Food Labor Research Center, University of California, Berkeley
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Behind the Kitchen Door: The Hidden Reality of Philadelphia’s Thriving Restaurant IndustryOctober 10, 2012Behind the Kitchen Door: The Hidden Reality of Philadelphia’s Thriving Restaurant Industry is a project of the Philadelphia Restaurant Industry Coalition—a broad gathering of academics, progressive organizations, restaurant workers and restaurant employers. This report represents the most comprehensive research analysis ever conducted on Philadelphia’s restaurant industry.This research shows. . . Read More ›
Darden’s Decision: Which Future for Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Capital Grille?October 1, 2012 A groundbreaking new report, “Darden’s Decision: Which Future for Olive Garden, Red Lobster, & Capital Grille” was released by the Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United along with Central Florida Jobs with Justice, South Florida Jobs with Justice, the Food Chain Workers. . . Read More ›
BACKED INTO THE CORNER: Serving While Sick in Miami-DadeAugust 8, 2012
Over the past three decades as the restaurant industry has become the third largest private sector in the Miami-Dade region, employing 72,700 workers. The lack of earned paid sick days combined with low wages forces many Miami-Dade restaurant workers into. . . Read More ›
Over the past three decades as the restaurant industry has become the third largest private sector in the Miami-Dade region, employing 72,700 workers. The lack of earned paid sick days combined with low wages forces many Miami-Dade restaurant workers into. . . Read More ›[SinglePic not found]
Dining Out, Dining Healthy: The Link Between Public Health and Working Conditions in New York City’s Restaurant IndustryJuly 16, 2012New York City’s restaurants are vital to our economy. But there is a growing problem that is threatening to undermine the vitality of the industry: restaurant owners that maintain bad dining and working conditions, thereby putting the public’s health at risk.
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Tipped Over the Edge – Gender Inequity in the Restaurant IndustryFebruary 13, 2012Our “Tipped Over the Edge” was released on Capitol Hill by U.S. Representative Donna Edwards and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, and other major research and advocacy organizations, including Family Values @ Work, HERVotes Coalition, the Institute For Women’s Policy Research,. . . Read More ›
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TAKING THE HIGH ROAD: A HOW-TO GUIDE FOR SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT EMPLOYERSFebruary 8, 2012Sponsored by The Ford Foundation.
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Read and/or download the full report here.
The restaurant industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of the national economy. In 2009 it accounted for $277 billion of U.S. Gross Domestic Product. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
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“Blacks in the Industry” BriefJanuary 31, 2012Endorsed by the National Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, the Insight’s Center Closing the Racial Wealth Gap, the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference, and the Applied Research Center
The potential for the growing restaurant industry to revive a lifeless job market is. . . Read More › Continue Reading... →
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Behind the Kitchen Door: A Multi-site Study of the Restaurant IndustryFebruary 14, 2011On February 14th, 2011, in conjunction with three local ROC affiliates, ROC-United released Behind the Kitchen Door: A Multi-site Study of the Restaurant Industry, an overview of conditions in the restaurant industry nationwide through studies in eight regions throughout the country. . . . Read More ›