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2011 ROC-United National Convening in COLORSLINES August 23, 2011 2011 ROC-UNITED CONVENING in COLORSLINES BY RINKU SEN at COLORLINES "I was with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, of which I am on the board, for their annual membership convening in Chicago. ROC-United is a deeply multiracial organization, reflecting the full range of people working in the industry. The organization focuses on high-end restaurants, where most front-of-the-house workers are white, and most back-of-the-house workers are immigrants. In addition to those folks, it also organizes black workers who are shut out of high-end restaurants altogether and largely relegated to fast food. ROC-United members helped me identify markers of equity and inclusion within organizations, which is key to generating equity and inclusion out in the world. So here are three signs you’re on the right track..." Continue Reading... →

ROC Commemorates the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 And Its Founding at Our 10th Anniversary Gala- 107 Stories Inspiring a ROC Movement August 19, 2011 This year marks the 10th year anniversary of the September 11th attacks. 73 workers from Windows on the World, the restaurant on the 107th story of the World Trade Center, lost their lives on that day. Several survivors came together … Continue Reading... →

RESTAURANT WORKERS FLASHMOB DANCE FOR JUSTICE!August 18, 2011 WINDOWS OF THE WORLD WORKERS STAY UNITED By DANIA RAJENDRA for the BROOKLYN RAIL On Sunday, June 26, dozens of restaurant workers in tall paper toques and flimsy plastic aprons charged into the Taste of Chicago. Continue Reading... →

NY Restaurant Workers Demand Fair Work Conditions at Del Posto August 15, 2011 As part of our workplace justice campaigns, ROC-NY has been assisting a group of more than 40 workers in challenging illegal and unjust workplace practices at Del Posto restaurant, a four-star restaurant owned by celebrity chef Mario Batali and Joe … Continue Reading... →

The Dwindling of the Middle Class is Not Inevitable July 14, 2011 Why is the Middle Class in the United States of America on the endangered species list? Many economists argue that the global economy and the flight of the “good jobs” aka manufacturing is to blame. And, according to them, this economic … Continue Reading... →

ROC Responds to NY Times Op-ed by Tim and Nina Zagat December 16, 2010 The New York Times ran an op-ed piece this week by restaurant king-makers Tim and Nina Zagat, about the recent rash lawsuits in the restaurant industry. ROC submitted a rebuttle to the employer-side arguments, however the New York Times did … Continue Reading... →

Thanks for Making the 2010 National Restaurant Workers Convening a Huge Success June 26, 2010 Restaurant workers everywhere, whether you were one of the hundreds that came to the 2010 National Restaurant Workers Convening or couldn’t get the days off to attend, we want you to know that our movement is stronger because of your … Continue Reading... →

Louisiana Restaurant Association — Keeping workers down since 1946 June 14, 2010 The state restaurant associations fight bitterly to keep workers down and disorganized, although they are very, very well organized. Why is ok for bosses to have organizations but not workers?

National Restaurant Association — Keeping Wages Down for 20 Years June 3, 2010 While painting a distorded picture of ROC and inacurately calling our rigorous restaurant industry research “not credible” the NRA has put out “alerts” like the one above to scare their members. On April 14th ROC led a Restaurant Worker Lobby … Continue Reading... →

CHI-ROC puts on the Gloves January 13, 2010 News from the capital of the Mid-West, Chicago. “To negotiate or to stall, that is the question” Owner of Ole Ole claims to be working with CHI-ROC, yet won’t come out to speak. First, I’d like to begin with a brief little history … Continue Reading... →

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