August 23, 2017
Although the restaurant industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. economy, individuals who earn “tipped wages” remain particularly disenfranchised. The National Restaurant Association touts the false notion that “tip-earning employees can be among a restaurant’s highest earners.” In fact, industry wages are extremely low. People working… Read More»
Tags: minimum wage, Racial discrimination, racial justice, racial wage gap, Restaurant workers, ROC United, tipped minimum wage, tipped wage, tipped workers, Undocumented workers
October 26, 2016
Last week, federal agents raided four popular Mexican restaurants in Buffalo, NY. In this latest example of how our country’s immigration enforcement strategies run counter to the enforcement of our nation’s labor and employment laws, 25 employees were arrested and at least seven of them are now facing deportation, all… Read More»
Tags: Buffalo25, Coalition for Economic Justice, Cosecha, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, immigrant workers, immigration, Undocumented workers
