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Call the scrap yard. We have a labor model to be picked up.

 By Peter Romeo and Nancy Kruse on Nov. 22, 2022

Sweet & Sour: The restaurant business has grappled with labor challenges for about 40 years now, but never a situation as trying as the current one. It’s time to rethink the very nature of restaurant work.

Workforce

New union aims to boost restaurant workers' wages in the South

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 21, 2022

The organization will consist of employees from all service businesses, providing more clout. Membership will also be transferable across industries.

Workforce

NYC proposes $24 minimum wage for third-party delivery workers

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 18, 2022

The new rate would take effect in 2025. It would be one of the first laws of its kind in the U.S., and represents the latest attack on the third-party delivery model.

Technology

Restaurant automation may be nearing a ‘tipping point’

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 17, 2022

With big labor threats looming, widespread adoption of things like voice bots could begin as early as next year, according to an analysis by Cowen.

Workforce

Union tries to hijack Starbucks' Red Cup Day, rouse shareholders

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 17, 2022

Starbucks Workers Union announced its own Red Cup Day after alleging the company is misleading investors. The attempts to court customers and stockholders come as contract negotiations are underway.

Operations

Politics and restaurants haven’t always mixed well

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 15, 2022

Restaurant Rewind: 32 years ago, the industry shot itself in the foot by supporting a legislative action that did little but tarnish the business.  Here’s the cautionary tale.

Workforce

Lakisha Hunter went from gang leader to chef. Now she's showing others the way

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 15, 2022

The proprietor of Chicago's That Jerk Spot is easing youngsters with legal issues into restaurant careers.

Workforce

IFA, NRA urge restaurant operators to join in the battle to kill California’s Fast Act

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 15, 2022

As labor organizers rally in Sacramento, the industry associations warn of the growing threat of unionization that is "not your daddy’s labor movement.’"

Workforce

Starbucks union pokes the chain by debuting its own holiday red cup

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 15, 2022

The labor group said it will distribute its version on Red Cup Day to patrons who support the chain's unionization. Guests might also be encouraged to sing along with strikers.

Workforce

Union affiliates try a new tactic to protect California's new wage law

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 11, 2022

A group with a voice on how union pensions are invested is pressing six publicly owned restaurant giants to accept and work within the Fast Act's new process for setting fast-food wages.

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