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Workforce

Starbucks' CEO sends employees a make-nice letter as union voting winds down

The communication from Kevin Johnson promises collaboration between headquarters and cafe staff members. It also pledges to increase staffing and deliver on new benefits.

Workforce

Industry groups sue to kill a troublesome tip credit rule

The action aims to prevent the Biden administration from returning to the 80/20 rule for determining when tipped workers are entitled to a full wage.

The move announced by Mayor de Blasio would expand the current requirement on restaurants to all employers.

Remember these once-burning issues? You may have to dig deep into memory.

Only 17,580 workers were hired last month in the hospitality industry, leaving employers in the leisure sector with a 7.9% shortfall in labor. But some sectors of the supply chain showed more marked improvement.

The administration also urged employers not to delay preparations for the employee vaccine mandate, a sign the White House expects the historic measure to survive a court challenge.

The founder of the barbecue chain that bears his name had little going for him as a youngster. And that, he says, was what likely gave him an edge.

Staff members leading the organizing effort in Buffalo, N.Y., say they're fielding inquiries from other stores. Meanwhile they're already thinking about contract negotiations.

The federal regulator has asked a federal court to direct the parent of Daily Grill to negotiate quickly and responsibly.

Here are the stories that capture the most clicks from readers this year.

Employees of a Tudor's Biscuit World unit in West Virginia have petitioned federal regulators to schedule a union vote.

Starting Nov. 24, restaurants have a choice of either requiring vaccines or facemasks.

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