Chasse Gunter, a server assistant from Seattle, WA, explains how he’s seen firsthand One Fair Wage benefit not only his life, but restaurant workers across the state. Read his entire statement below. "My name is Chasse Gunter and I’m from…
Dear Friends, As Theresa Vargas wrote in The Washington Post yesterday, our voices are not being heard. Living in DC as tipped workers—one of us a valet and the other a restaurant server—we work long hours and rely on unpredictable…
Some of you may recall last year that our first ROC Pittsburgh member, Estelle Becker, passed away after struggling with health issues. For those who didn't know Estelle, she was a firecracker who fought tooth and nail to make sure…
US border policy is creating a crisis of death and disappearance in the Southwest borderlands. I spent a few days last month with a group of faith leaders and volunteers walking through the scorching, 118 degree weather in the Ajo…
This is a moving train! ROC's progress in New York and victories in DC and Michigan represent growing national momentum—a result of restaurant workers organizing and standing up for their rights. They are supported by women across many sectors, and…
After the September 5 vote in the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate, One Fair Wage is the law in 8 states (MI, NV, CA, AK, MT, MN, WA, and OR) and two municipalities, Washington, DC and Flagstaff, AZ.
It was an incredible week. First, RAISE members, ROC United members, and allies took to the streets of Washington, D.C. to confront the National Restaurant Association (NRA) during their annual lobbying day, in which they take hundreds of corporate lobbyists…
This week we made restaurant industry and labor movement history! In the face of unbelievable odds and powerful opposition by the National Restaurant Association, we won bipartisan support of tip protection legislation for tipped workers throughout the entire country. Congress,…
Organizing works, and we just proved it! The Congressional budget bill now includes a provision to protect tips as the property of workers! Following the momentum of 350,000 restaurant workers, their allies, and YOU coming together to push back on…
