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Why all restaurants should be watching Starbucks' union challenge

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 16, 2021

Labor experts believe the effort to organize the chain's employees in Buffalo is an example of a new type of activism that could spread to other operations large and small.

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Federal judge halts union's attempt to kill the tip credit through the courts

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 15, 2021

A suit alleging the credit is discriminatory and a major cause of sexual harassment was dismissed in part because the union group was pursuing an ideological objective.

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Starbucks wants a union vote expanded to 20 locations

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 15, 2021

The coffee giant wants all 450 employees in its Buffalo, N.Y., market to have a say on whether they'll be represented by the Service Employees International Union. A yea vote would mark a milestone in organizing chain restaurants.

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Unions' restaurant gains now include a federal appointment

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 30, 2021

A veteran of the nation's two largest hospitality unions was sworn in as a director of the federal government's unionization watchdog.

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Starbucks employees start a unionization drive

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 30, 2021

About 50 workers in at least 18 Buffalo, N.Y., stores say they've filed for a vote on representation by SEIU.

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Employees of a 20-unit cafe chain vote to unionize

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 25, 2021

Colectivo Coffee's 440 employees will now be represented by local affiliates of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

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Tip credit opponents play the gender card in NY

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 20, 2021

Groups such as One Fair Wage intend to ask the state's first female governor, Kathy Hochul, to close the gender wage gap by disallowing the concession for restaurants.

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Labor advocates use West Coast heat to press for more say on fast-food pay

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 29, 2021

A union group is also using the unprecedented weather conditions to push for a joint-employer standard.

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Lawsuit seeks to overturn NYC restrictions on fast-food firings and layoffs

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 02, 2021

The action challenges the legality of New York's Just Cause legislation, which prevents certain restaurant employers from dismissing or cutting the hours of an employee at will.

Financing

Congress eyes $20B for hotel hiring, but a union says, 'No thanks'

By Peter Romeo on May 25, 2021

A Unite Here local says the money will further enrich owners and operators without necessarily trickling down to workers. It's pressing for direct aid to unemployed members.

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