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How 3 years of union organizing has changed Starbucks

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 22, 2024

Restaurant Rewind: This month marks the anniversary of the drive's kick-off. Here's how the effort unfolded and where it leaves the coffee segment today.

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Labor groups end their push to kill Arizona's tip credit via the ballot

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 08, 2024

One Fair Wage and its affiliate say they'll lobby for legislation to achieve the same end.

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Hotel workers in 4 cities start voting today on whether to strike

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 06, 2024

The walk-offs could involve up to 13,500 workers, though their union cites the possibility of "rotating strikes," where the walkouts proceed property by property for a limited time.

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Second meeting of California's fast-food wage panel was long on griping, short on substance

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2024

Reality Check: Wages and other critical issues weren't addressed, with most of the three and a half hours focused on process and past wrongs.

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Michigan court puts the state's tip credit in peril

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 31, 2024

The state Supreme Court ruled that efforts to temper the impact of a 2018 ballot initiative were unconstitutional. That measure calls for phasing out the credit and raising the minimum hourly wage to $15.

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Labor advocates air the demands they'll push on California's fast-food restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 29, 2024

In addition to a 3.5% hike in the sector's minimum wage, union representatives say they'll press the state's new Fast Food Council for pay protections, predictive scheduling and a louder voice.

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New York City considers a bombshell change for hotel restaurants and bars

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2024

Legislation that already has nearly enough supporters to pass would essentially require the staffs of third-party managers to be employed wholly or jointly by the host hotel. But that's only a small part of the warranted changes.

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Another wage hike could be set this month for California's QSRs

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 17, 2024

Government Watch: The state's wage-setting Fast Food Council is slated to meet again, and efforts to boost the pay floor for fast-food workers is likely to be a key focus.

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Restaurants have a hot opportunity to improve their reputation as employers

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 12, 2024

Reality Check: New mandates for protecting workers from dangerous on-the-job heat are about to be dropped on restaurants and other employers. The industry could greatly help its labor plight by acting first.

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Initiatives to kill the tip credit advance despite Ohio's 'goat rodeo of a campaign'

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 10, 2024

Government Watch: For restaurants, not all the election drama is centered on whether Biden stays in the race, and not all the mud is being slung by the presidential candidates.

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