COVID resources for restaurant workers can be found here.

Help us rebuild the restaurant industry.

COVID-19 has put 55% of restaurant workers across the country out of work. Help us provide direct relief to them during this crucial time.

We are ROC United

Founded after Sept. 11, 2001, as a worker relief center for affected restaurant workers and their families, ROC United has grown into a national organization, activating thousands of restaurant workers, employers, allies, and consumers.

Issues

Eliminate the sub-minimum tipped wage

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Raise the minimum wage

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Ensure basic benefits to all workers

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that pay tipped workers $2.13 an hour.

ROC MI VOTE

ROC United recently launched ROC MI VOTE, an initiative to increase voter turnout of BIPOC folks in key states like Michigan.

Join a local chapter!

Are you a restaurant worker looking for support in the workplace? We have chapters in 10 states across the country with organizers to help you.

Press Updates

A pandemic surge in food delivery has made ghost kitchens and virtual eateries one of the only growth areas in the restaurant industry

The Washington Post, Sept. 17, 2020

NYC restaurants can soon add a Covid-19 surcharge to customers' bills

CNN, Sept. 19, 2020

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