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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.

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Reduce costs and labor with automated tip distribution

 Sponsored content from our partner TipHaus on Nov. 22, 2022

As labor costs soar and the labor shortage persists, it has never been more critical for operators to ensure their employees are being paid correctly and that morale is high. Inaccuracies in wage dist...

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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.

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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.

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Can restaurant owners set aside tips to fund a holiday party for employees?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Nov. 18, 2022

Advice Guy: Nope. Tips received by management should go in the tip pool and be distributed the way other pooled tips are.

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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.

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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.’"

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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.

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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.

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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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