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Employees of newly unionized coffee concept want a revote

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 28, 2023

Staff at two Good Karma Cafes will vote in two weeks on whether to leave Workers United. Meanwhile, 15 unionized Starbucks stores are awaiting word on their request for a decertification vote.

Workforce

Unionization of restaurants could be faster and easier under a key regulatory change

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 25, 2023

A majority of employees no longer have to vote 'yea' in certain circumstances for the whole staff to become part of a union.

Workforce

How Ohio's controversial abortion vote could be a blow for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 14, 2023

Working Lunch: Proponents of killing the tip credit through referendum were spared a tougher fight.

Workforce

This time ROC has a valid point

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 10, 2023

Reality Check: The much-hated labor group deserves credit for what it did this week. Wow, I actually did type that.

Operations

Regulation of service fees is a work in progress

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 02, 2023

The rules for employers vary greatly—if they exist at all in a jurisdiction. The volume of do’s and don’ts is expected to soar as the fees proliferate and Washington, D.C., figures out a model.

Workforce

How I won the Nobel Peace Prize and ended bad relations between unions and restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 26, 2023

Reality Check: Okay, there may be a tad of exaggeration there. But what do you expect when un-truths are flying through the business like Frisbees at one of my gigantic outdoor concerts?

Workforce

Lawmakers propose raising the federal minimum wage to $17 and killing the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2023

The Democratic proposal would phase in the changes over a five-year stretch. The bill is a pet measure of Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Workforce

What restaurants can expect under California's resurrected plan for setting restaurant wages

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 21, 2023

Working Lunch: The Industrial Welfare Commission has until October 2024 to issue its recommendations for changing pay within specific trades. Here's how that process will work.

Workforce

Fast Act's on hold, but Calif. has pushed through another way to raise fast-food wages

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 14, 2023

Working Lunch: The SEIU was successful in recreating the 1920s-era Industrial Welfare Commission, with the power to set pay within industries with a large portion of low-wage earners.

Workforce

Hotel foodservice workers strike in Los Angeles

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 03, 2023

The front- and back-of-house employees are part of what their union representatives say is the area's largest walkout in decades, with 15,000 workers involved.

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