Restaurants are struggling with an exodus of workers. According to Saru Jayaraman, it’s critical to fix the pay system that was built on racism and gender inequality after the Civil War. A tenth of employees in the US work for far less than the minimum wage.

“The top reason workers don’t want to work in restaurants is because the pay doesn’t work anymore. They can’t afford to work in restaurants anymore. That [Covid] has resulted in the silver lining, where workers are finally standing up for themselves for the first time in 150 years.” — @SaruJayaraman
Restaurants are finding that paying employees a fair wage actually improves their profitability. One Fair Wage provides spreadsheets to determine how to transition to a fair wage. And you can find restaurants who are paying people well at High Road Restaurants. https://www.highroadrestaurants.org/
One Fair Wage isn’t only focused on restaurant workers. There’s a…
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