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Chef Patrick Mulvaney talks with his kitchen staff as they prepare dinner at B&L restaurant.
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California Chef Aims To Help Restaurant Workers Prevent Suicide

Feb 11, 2019
The restaurant business can be tough on your mental health, and has led some chefs to suicide. Chef Patrick Mulvaney is helping Sacramento kitchen workers learn the warning signs and ask for help.
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The law would allow waitstaff tips to be shared with cooks and other back-of-the-house restaurant workers but prevents owners from getting a cut.
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Spending Bill Protects Tipped Workers From Sharing With The Boss

Mar 23, 2018
The president signed a spending bill Friday that, among other things, safeguards workers' tips. It blocks an earlier Trump administration move that may have allowed restaurant owners to pocket them.
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Marley Kichinka, a trainee at Edwins who previously struggled with heroin addiction. She finds her passion in the all-consuming energy and chaos of the kitchen, even though there are setbacks.
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Oscar-Nominated 'Knife Skills' Showcases Ex-Cons And Odd Ducks In The Kitchen

Mar 03, 2018
The documentary chronicles the opening of Edwins, a fine-dining restaurant in Cleveland that provides education, housing and steady employment for former inmates.
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Tug Of War Over Tips Looms As Trump Administration Proposes Rule Change

Dec 14, 2017
The Labor Department has proposed a new rule that would give owners of restaurants and other service businesses more control over workers' tips. But critics warn owners would get too much leeway.
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Weight-resistant strength training isn't the only method restaurant workers seek to curb their pain. Yoga, pilates and acupuncture are also popular options.
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New Businesses Give Restaurant Workers The Tips They Ache For: Wellness

May 09, 2017
Waiting, cooking and tending bar can take a heavy toll on the body and mind. Several health-minded support services are springing up to help workers stay in the game for the long term.
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Keith Harmon is part owner of three restaurants in Jamaica Plain, Mass. In 2015, he established revenue sharing by charging a 3 percent fee that goes straight to kitchen employees. Harmon helped persuade the owners of Mamaleh's Delicatessen and State Par
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Restaurants Cook Up A New Way To Pay Kitchen Staff More: A Cut Of Sales

Mar 31, 2017
Revenue sharing is taking off in restaurants in cities like Boston and San Francisco. The model varies from place to place, but the idea is simple: funnel a percentage of sales to kitchen workers.
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A new report highlights victims of human trafficking in the food industry, from farm workers to restaurant bus staff, cooks and wait staff. Some victims are exploited for both sex and labor.
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In U.S. Restaurants, Bars And Food Trucks, 'Modern Slavery' Persists

Mar 29, 2017
A new report highlights victims of human trafficking in the food industry, from farm workers to restaurant cooks and wait staff. Some victims are exploited for both sex and labor.
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Cheap Eats, Cheap Labor: The Hidden Human Costs Of Those Lists

Feb 12, 2017
Those all-too-common lists of cheap places to eat are part of a broader restaurant culture that devalues immigrant labor and ignores the consequences, says commentator and restaurateur Diep Tran.
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Owner Sam Penix (left) talks with manager Eric Grimm at the Everyday Espresso cafe.
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Amid Travel Ban Debate, Chefs And Food Brands Take A Stand On Immigration

Feb 08, 2017
From pledges to hire refugees to fundraisers for the ACLU, food businesses large and small are getting vocal about their support for immigrants in the wake of President Trump's new policies.
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Apparently, it's OK to channel your inner flight attendant with a short neck scarf if you work at Starbucks. (Note: Actual stock image of flight attendant pictured.) But a more stylish long or loose scarf? Still verboten.
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Starbucks' New Dress Code: Purple Hair And Fedoras OK, But Hoodies Forbidden

Jul 26, 2016
Yes, the green aprons remain, but you may begin noticing more personal flair underneath. Instead of black and white garments, baristas are now free to embrace "drabby chic."
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The writer, Rachael Cusick, is pictured with chef Oneil Wilson, her co-worker in the kitchen during a summer job as a line cook, during the breakfast shift.
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Some Of Life's Best Lessons Can Be Found In 'Lousy' Kitchen Jobs

Mar 09, 2016
Commentator Rachael Cusick says one of her first jobs — a maddening summer stint as a breakfast line cook — may seem irrelevant on her resume, but it gave her valuable experience to last a lifetime.
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Protesters gather at a McDonald's to ask for higher wages on April 15, 2015 in Miami Gardens, Fla. Food labor advocate Saru Jayaraman writes in a new book that the company has taken the "low road" and lobbied extensively for lower wages and working condi
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'Forked' Rates Restaurants On How They Treat Their Workers

Feb 02, 2016
More restaurants are offering better wages, benefits and working conditions for employees. A new book rates dozens of restaurants and scolds the ones taking the "low road" to profitability.
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At fine-dining places, white workers overwhelmingly fill jobs with the heftiest salaries, while Latinos, blacks and other minorities have jobs with pay closer to the poverty level, a study finds.
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The Stark Racial Divide In Pay For Restaurant Workers

Oct 22, 2015
At fine-dining places, white workers overwhelmingly fill jobs with the heftiest salaries, while Latinos, blacks and other minorities have jobs with pay closer to the poverty level, a study finds.
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A screenshot of the app from Restaurant Opportunities Centers United.
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Like Yelp For Labor Rights: This App Rates How Restaurants Treat Workers

Feb 12, 2015
Want to know if your favorite restaurant pays its servers a living wage? An app encourages diners to ask before they dig in.
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Fast-food workers in Los Angeles march in August 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Similar protests around the country have been organized by labor unions.
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Unions Have Pushed The $15 Minimum Wage, But Few Members Will Benefit

Feb 10, 2015
Most union members won't benefit from a higher minimum wage because they already earn far more than that. With membership declining, some union leaders fear collective bargaining is dead.
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Rachel Bunkete fled the Democratic Republic of Congo  in 2008, leaving her husband and three children. She is now the lead chef at Upohar in Lancaster, Pa., a restaurant and catering service that hires primarily refugees.
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A Restaurant That Serves Up A Side Of Social Goals

Jan 01, 2015
Burned out from her high-tech job, Srirupa Dasgupta opened a restaurant and catering service that hires primarily refugees. On the menu: a mix of cuisines from South Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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