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Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage, wrote an op-ed calling on Governor Cuomo to eliminate the subminimum wage for all tipped workers, including restaurant workers. Tell Governor Cuomo that restaurant workers deserve the full minimum wage and should be included in this new rule!

New Hampshire friends! Please share within your networks. Hope to see you there.

New York folkx ! Tune in to catch RAISE NY member Elisa Lyew, CEO of Elisa’s Love Bites; cooking some Thanksgiving goodies on Today in NY this Sunday on NBC Tune in at 10:20 a.m. (local NY broadcast only)!

New York folkx ! Tune in to catch RAISE NY member Elisa Lyew, CEO of Elisa’s Love Bites; cooking some Thanksgiving goodies on Today in NY this Sunday on NBC Tune in at 10:20 a.m. (local NY broadcast only)!

The current national attack on immigrants affects both workers and employers alike. If you are a restaurant employer in Pennsylvania, you are invited to join RAISE, in collaboration with Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym’s office, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Restaurant Opportunities Center of PA and Sanctuary Restaurants for a webinar on Monday, August 26, 3 pm - 4:30 pm. We will discuss the most common immigration actions affecting employers, recommendatio...ns on how you can prepare, your rights and responsibilities, and what you can do after an immigration action. Please register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/GikFaEjAb0mepk--FNhxBA2. Please note that this webinar will be providing general information. It is not meant to be considered legal advice. It is not tailored to your situation, so we encourage you to talk to an immigration lawyer for specific advice. For any question, please contact Yamila Ruiz at [email protected]

The current national attack on immigrants affects both workers and employers alike. If you are a restaurant employer in Pennsylvania, you are invited to join RAISE, in collaboration with Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym’s office, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Restaurant Opportunities Center of PA and Sanctuary Restaurants for a webinar on Monday, August 26, 3 pm - 4:30 pm. We will discuss the most common immigration actions affecting employers, recommendatio...ns on how you can prepare, your rights and responsibilities, and what you can do after an immigration action. Please register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/GikFaEjAb0mepk--FNhxBA2. Please note that this webinar will be providing general information. It is not meant to be considered legal advice. It is not tailored to your situation, so we encourage you to talk to an immigration lawyer for specific advice. For any question, please contact Yamila Ruiz at [email protected]

Congrats to Juliet & Co!

https://www.chicagotribune.com//ct-biz-lightfoot-tipped-wa

New York folkx ! Tune in to catch RAISE NY member Elisa Lyew, CEO of Elisa’s Love Bites; cooking some Thanksgiving goodies on Today in NY this Sunday on NBC Tune in at 10:20 a.m. (local NY broadcast only)!

New member feature! Join us in welcoming Kensington Cafe from sunny San Diego, California to RAISE!

https://www.nytimes.com//steve-palmer-restaurant-addiction

Go Ryan Clancy! Co-owner of RAISE member leader Bounce Milwaukee. Best of luck!

Check out this feature of RAISE leader Ryan Clancy in the Wisconsin Examiner!

"But Jones’ perspective really changed when he became the executive chef at COLORS restaurant in Harmonie Park, where he connected the on-the-job trainees to some of the local farms and purveyors he’d befriended. Even the James Beard Foundation (JBF) took notice."

A story from our Executive Director, Sekou Siby: "Seventeen years ago, I made a simple decision that saved my life. I was a cook at the Windows on the World res...taurant, and my colleague Moises Rivas asked me to switch shifts with him. I agreed, and Moises took the morning shift. Along with 72 of our friends working in the restaurant that day, Moises perished when a plane struck the 92nd floor of the North Tower. On the day of the attack, I was with my wife who was 8 months pregnant. I received a call from the wife of one of my coworkers who was seeking my help to reach out to her husband in the building. Following the tragedy, I would visit the hospital every day, searching for him. I decided that I no longer wanted to work in a restaurant. I took jobs as a security guard and then as a cab driver. Along with others who struggled with grief and financial hardship, I volunteered at a relief center that was formed by HERE Local 100 in order to support displaced restaurant workers. From this effort and from the ashes of the magnificent Windows on the World restaurant that had been destroyed and all the lives that had been lost Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC NY) was eventually born. On this anniversary of 9/11 and of our founding, my colleagues and I invite all consumers, workers, and employers to pledge support for women, immigrants, and people of color working in some of the lowest paid occupations and to demand wage increases and fair labor practices across the restaurant industry. We are profoundly grateful to all of you." #neverforget Sekou Siby, Executive Director of ROC United

The current national attack on immigrants affects both workers and employers alike. If you are a restaurant employer in Pennsylvania, you are invited to join RAISE, in collaboration with Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym’s office, the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Restaurant Opportunities Center of PA and Sanctuary Restaurants for a webinar on Monday, August 26, 3 pm - 4:30 pm. We will discuss the most common immigration actions affecting employers, recommendatio...ns on how you can prepare, your rights and responsibilities, and what you can do after an immigration action. Please register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/GikFaEjAb0mepk--FNhxBA2. Please note that this webinar will be providing general information. It is not meant to be considered legal advice. It is not tailored to your situation, so we encourage you to talk to an immigration lawyer for specific advice. For any question, please contact Yamila Ruiz at [email protected]

The restaurant industry was, of course, wrong again. Raising the minimum wage stimulates the economy and the restaurant industry! #fightfor15 #raisethewage

Greetings RAISE members and One Fair Wage Advocates! One of our RAISE employers and One Fair Wage leaders in Michigan experienced a terrible fire at their home Saturday night and still managed to fulfill his commitment to come to our 'Server for a Day' with workers event on Sunday morning. Ben Hall from Russell Street Deli has definitely been there for ROC United, ROC Michigan and a fierce advocate for Michigan One Fair Wage. Right now, he needs us to be there for him. Please support him if you can and share. #ROCofMIchiganFamily, #RAISEMichigan Thank you in advance let's push his efforts over the top! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ben-and-arielle-rebuild-aft