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Restaurant and bar employment unexpectedly slips in June

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 07, 2023

New government data show a decline in the employee head counts of eating and drinking places. Hotels, in contrast, accelerated their hiring.

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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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Work in restaurants? John Fraser wants to invite you to dinner

By Lisa Jennings on Jun. 22, 2023

The chef is opening a table at any of his restaurants for members of the hospitality industry to dine at a significant discount. The goal: to build community and camaraderie.

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Marriott pledges to hire 3,000 more refugees

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2023

About 1,500 will work in the lodging giant's U.S. hotels, while another 1,500 will be recruited in Europe.

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Get ready for a new push to raise wages

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 15, 2023

Reality Check: With housing costs at nosebleed levels, pressure is building to adjust pay rates accordingly.

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Jury awards former Starbucks manager $25.6M in discrimination case

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 14, 2023

The former regional manager sued the coffee giant in 2019, saying she was wrongly fired following the arrests of two Black men in one of Starbucks' Philadelphia cafes.

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Calif. restaurants used a bogus priest to learn of worker 'sins' like stealing

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2023

Taqueria Garibaldi used the ruse to learn of such confessed infractions as fudging hours, according to a Department of Labor investigation.

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More Peet's units look to unionize

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2023

Petitions have been filed to hold elections in three Bay Area units. The staffs would be represented by Industrial Workers of the World, the group that organized five Burgervilles before the pandemic.

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New York City sets a minimum wage of $17.96 for third-party deliverers

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 12, 2023

The rate will rise on July 12 en route to hitting $19.96 by 2025. It's likely to make food delivery more expensive.

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Minn. is set to give restaurants a preview of the Fast Act's impact

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 12, 2023

Working Lunch: Nursing-home workers will now get a say in what they should be paid, a setup organized labor views as an alternate way of delivering the benefits of collective bargaining. Restaurants need to push back on what's now a trend.

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