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What’s a union contract look like?

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 20, 2021

Burgerville, the regional quick-service chain, found out through more than three years of negotiation with the union representing the staffs of five units. Here’s the agreement that was finally approved.

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Boston becomes Starbucks’ newest battleground

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 17, 2021

Working Lunch: This week’s episode of the podcast from Align Public Strategies features Tori Bedford with WGBH in Boston and Phil Wilson, president and general counsel of the Labor Relations Institute.

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More Starbucks units look to unionize

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 14, 2021

Meanwhile, the operators of three cafes in Massachusetts have voluntarily agreed to recognize union representation of their employees.

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Starbucks responds to the unionization of a store

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 10, 2021

Little will change at the Buffalo, N.Y., location that voted to join a union, said North American President Rossann Williams. But she also said the vote was not official.

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

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 07, 2021

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

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Industry groups sue to kill a troublesome tip credit rule

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 07, 2021

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.

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NYC to mandate vaccination of all private-sector employees

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 06, 2021

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

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Restaurant hiring slowed to a trickle in November, feds say

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 03, 2021

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.

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Biden asks employers to take voluntary action against the omicron variant

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 02, 2021

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.

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NLRB makes an unusual move to help unionized restaurant workers get a new contract

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 01, 2021

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

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