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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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Angered by schedule changes, the staff of an NYC indie decides to unionize

 By Peter Romeo on Nov. 04, 2022

The 11 employees of Brooklyn's Daily Press have petitioned federal regulators for the go-ahead to vote on joining Workers United, the same group behind the Starbucks union drive.

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Chipotle crew member in Kansas files unfair labor practice allegations with NLRB amid union organizing effort

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 31, 2022

The complaint is one of 14 open cases filed in 2022 before the NLRB citing efforts to thwart union activity. So far one Chipotle in Michigan has voted to unionize. Will Kansas be next?

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Union behind California's fast-food wage law try to derail efforts to overturn it

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 27, 2022

The SEIU has asked state officials to halt employers' drive for a referendum, saying they're cheating.

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Contract negotiations between Starbucks and union workers have already broken down

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 25, 2022

The two sides can't agree on what form the meetings should take. About 40 were set between now and Nov. 10.

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Strike against Sysco's New England operations is settled

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 21, 2022

Workers at a Boston-area facility say they won an $11-an-hour raise, along with other concessions, ending a nearly three-week strike.

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In restaurant wages, $22 is the new $15

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2022

Reality Check: The new aspirational goal of organized labor is a 50% increase over what was once regarded as a moonshot of a raise. And it's already being hit.

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Starbucks and its union are ready to negotiate. What's on the table?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 03, 2022

Working Lunch: The give-and-take on scheduling and firings could have repercussions for all chains.

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Workers striking at San Francisco airport restaurants win pay hike and healthcare benefits

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 30, 2022

The 1,000 employees have returned to their jobs after hammering out a deal, the latest reflection of union activism in the industry.

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Don’t view labor’s new Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights as BS

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2022

Reality Check: Sure, it's a union-backed plan to change restaurant employment. But isn't a new model needed?

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