Recent food writing has made much ado about how our food travels from the farm to our kitchens. But far less has been written about the journey from the restaurant kitchen to your dining table. While we’re cheerfully indulging in a delicious meal, craning for quick service, and self-righteously contemplating whether our server earned a 15 or 25 percent tip, the restaurant workers have most likely been toiling under poverty level wages, with no benefits, and little chance for promotion.
Tags: Restaurant Workers, Living Wage, Paid Sick Time, Paid Sick Days, Fairness in the Workplace
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Serve With Care
by Cari Jackson, Director of Parent Organizing
Monday, 23 January 2012
Category Fairness in the Workplace
Cari Jackson, Director of Parent Organizing
Cari Jackson is A Better Balance's Director of Parent Organizing.
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New York City Workers Deserve Paid Sick Days
by Sherry Leiwant, Co-President
Friday, 20 January 2012
Category Paid Sick Leave
Sherry Leiwant, Co-President
Sherry Leiwant is a Co-Founder and Co-President of A Better Balance.
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One and a half million New Yorkers face a terrible dilemma when they or their child become ill. That's because they have no paid sick days. We need a law to lift a burden that's particularly hard on low-income single moms.
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