Saru Jayaraman | What Could Possibly Go Right?

Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage and Co-Founder of the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, shares insight into the current perfect opportunity for wage change in the food service industry, including:

How the pandemic has laid bare the troubles with tips-based pay structures, such as the ineligibility of many service workers to qualify for unemployment benefits due to sub-minimum wages.

How the shut down during the pandemic is allowing for reconfiguration and reimagining of the restaurant industry.

That employers are now more willing than ever to move towards a full livable minimum wage for their workers.

Treating those in the food industry as other skilled professionals with livable wages and not reliance on tips.

The realization of consumers about how essential our service workers are and the role diners can play in encouraging restaurant owners towards positive change.

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