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Racial and Gender Equity
2020
Occupational Segregation, Inequality, and the Promise of a Living Wage in the Seattle Restaurant Industry
ROC in the News
2020
“Virtual restaurant workers are more vulnerable because of the nature of the employment itself,” says Sekou Siby of ROC United. “A ghost kitchen may change locations, like a pop-up, so the Labor Department doesn’t know where it is. In order to file a complaint, you need to know where your employer is.”
NYC restaurants can soon add a Covid-19 surcharge to customers’ bills, CNN, Sept. 19, 2020
“We will support the bill as long as there is a guarantee that restaurant workers will at least earn similar wages before the pandemic,” said Anthony Advincula, spokesman for Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, a non-profit advocating for higher wages and better working conditions for restaurant workers.
It’s time for Allegheny County to Provide Paid Sick Days for All, TribLive, Sept. 16, 2020
“For too long,” according to restaurant workers, “we’ve let a powerful few block efforts to ensure paid time to care for our loved ones and recover from illness ourselves. When any one of us does not have access to paid time off to stay home, all of us are at risk.”