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A labor powerhouse launches a fast-food workers' union in California

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2024

Backed by the deep-pocketed SEIU, the California Fast Food Workers Union aims to organize quick-service workers across brands. It will likely be the source of two members of the state's new wage-setting Fast Food Council.

Workforce

Keeping the tip credit quickly emerges as a top restaurant concern for 2024

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2024

New efforts to kill the credit are arising in Illinois and Maryland, adding to the activity in four other states and on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are considering a measure to fix the results of losing the credit there.

Workforce

California bill would expand exemptions to the pending $20 fast-food wage

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2024

An architect of the bill setting the new wage has proposed excusing quick-service restaurants in a number of locations, including casinos, sports arenas and state-owned beaches.

Leadership

A longtime labor adversary of the restaurant business is stepping down

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 06, 2024

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said she will not seek re-election, ending a 14-year tenure of unprecedented union activity within the industry.

Workforce

$4.35M settlement reached in rape of teenage McDonald’s worker

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 05, 2024

Franchisee Rice Enterprises, which declared bankruptcy last year, had employed a registered sex offender as a manager.

Workforce

Jose Andres accepts the unionization of another D.C. restaurant

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 02, 2024

The famed chef voluntarily recognized a Unite Here chapter as the collective bargaining representative for employees of The Bazaar. He now has four unionized restaurants.

Workforce

New York tries a program for turning asylum seekers into restaurant cooks

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 31, 2024

A pilot program undertaken with the instructional institution C-CAP aims to steer the immigrants into foodservice jobs, starting with positions in New York City.

Food

Build hype for the dessert menu—without hiring a pastry chef

Sponsored content from our partner Krusteaz Professional on Jan. 26, 2024

As staffing shortage cause operators to shrink their menus—especially the dessert menu—speed-scratch products can help revive the sweets selection. Learn more about how ready to bake batters can help operators expand their dessert offerings.

Workforce

Chipotle boosts benefits for its Gen Z workforce

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 24, 2024

The fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain announced a series of financial and mental wellness benefits as it ramps up hiring for what it calls "burrito season."

Workforce

Despite more 'salting,' labor unions are getting pushback in their drive to organize restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 22, 2024

Working Lunch: Some unionized workers aren't happy about a portion of their paycheck going to labor groups, and they're deciding to do something about it.

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