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California takes steps to protect restaurant workers from dangerous heat

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 24, 2024

Kitchens would need to be cooled down whenever the temperature hits 87 degrees. Breaks, "cool-down areas" and water would also have to be provided.

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Trump's promise to end taxes on tips could put Democrats on their heels

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 24, 2024

Working Lunch: The effort may be more of a feint, but it's a visible test of the pro-labor party's true commitment to boosting worker incomes.

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Ted Cruz turns Donald Trump's no-tax-on-tips campaign pledge into actual legislation

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2024

The bill has the support of usual employer advocates like the National Restaurant Association.

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Here's what the presidential candidates are promising for the restaurant business

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 17, 2024

Working Lunch: Both Trump and Biden are pledging moves that the industry would readily feel.

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California Red Lobster employees sue chain over mass layoffs

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 14, 2024

A lawsuit alleges that the seafood chain did not give staff enough notice before closing nearly 100 restaurants last month.

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Starbucks wins its Supreme Court union case

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2024

The nation's highest court agreed that more stringent criteria should have been weighed before a U.S. district court granted an NLRB's petition to stop pro-union employees from being fired.

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Trump woos restaurant workers with a promise to stop taxing tips

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 12, 2024

Government Watch: Waffle House employees win a raise in the wake of union activity, and New York restaurants welcome a limit on reservation scalping.

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Other California industries are grousing about the state's new fast-food wage

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2024

Employers in other fields say they're feeling intense pressure to raise pay. Plus, they want to see a break from the pro-labor legislation of the last decade or more.

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Union group urges New York to make ending the tip credit a campaign issue

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 05, 2024

One Fair Wage said its research shows young residents would be more likely to vote if the issue hung in the balance.

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Another fine-dining star faces unionization, stoking fears of a Starbucks-like organizing blitz

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 03, 2024

Working Lunch: "We may be on the verge of having an organizing effort in the fine-dining segment."

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