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Labor Issues

strikes Jan. 19, 2021

What’s Happening at the Hunts Point Produce Market?Workers are on strike, and some experts warn it could affect the city’s produce supplies.

By Rachel Sugar
no-tipping July 21, 2020

The No-Tipping Era Is Officially DoneThe last major holdout is going back to gratuities.

By Chris Crowley

shutdown diaries July 15, 2020

I’m a Bartender Who Had COVID-19. My Restaurant’s Owner Warned Me Not to Talk.“People are so desperate right now to make money that they’ll do anything to get past it.”

As told to Chris Crowley
labor issues June 12, 2020

Mayor de Blasio Announces Plan to Help Some of NYC’s Family-Run RestaurantsOwners will be required to pay workers a subsidized $20-per-hour wage, prompting criticism from the NYC Hospitality Alliance.

By Chris Crowley
sexual harassment Sept. 12, 2018

McDonald’s Workers Will Strike to Protest Sexual HarassmentThe strike will take place in ten cities on September 18.

By Chris Crowley
June 27, 2018

Ocasio-Cortez’s Victory Is a Win for New York’s Restaurant WorkersHer platform (universal health care, a $15 minimum wage, support for the Equality Act) would address the labor issues the industry is rife with.

By Chris Crowley
food delivery Nov. 30, 2016

A New York Food-Delivery Service Will Offer Medical Benefits to CouriersHomer Logistics is raising the ante for GrubHub, Postmates, and Uber.

By Clint Rainey
Labor Issues Jan. 3, 2012

Papasito Mexican Grill & Agave Bar in Agua Caliente, AgainThis time it’s over alleged wage violations.

By Jenny Miller
Tipping Jan. 3, 2011

Will New Tip Regulations Matter?There are new rules in place, but they sound as fuzzy as the old ones.

By Alan Sytsma